| Other Names | Bird's Eye, Winter Speedwell | ||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Veronica persica | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Snapdragon ( Scrophulariaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 5 petals, appearing as 4
Low, upright to sprawling, 1-16 in. tall, stem solitary, branched at base. Flower: 1/4 to 3/8 in across, 5 petals united at base and deeply lobed. Upper petals fused together appearing as one violet blue with darker veins. Lower 'petal' white with violet lines. Flowers solitary, very long-stalked, in axils of upper leaves. Leaves: 1/4 to 1 1/8 in. long, alternate or opposite, stalkless or short stalked, margins somewhat rounded teeth or shallow lobes. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Geyata Ajilvsgi Wildflowers of Texas p. 479 | |||||||||||||
January - May
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