108. SCROPHULARIACEAE 201 



12. Miniulus L. — Monkey Flower 

 1. Corolla violet; stem erect; leaves lanceolate to oval. 



2. Leaves sessile, clasping; pedicels longer than the caly.x; along 

 streams, not uncommon. July-Sept. A putative hybrid be- 

 tween this and the following species has been collected once 



in Cass Co M. ringens L. 



2. Leaves short-petioled ; pedicels shorter than the calyx ; wet 

 ground throughout III., except the northern counties. July- 

 Sept M. alatus Ait. 



1. Corolla yellow; stems slender, creeping; leaves suborbicular; wet 

 ground in the northern half of the state, rare. Juni'-Se])t. [M. 

 glabratus var. frrmontii (Benth.) Grant; M. jarnc.ui T. & G.] 

 M. geyeri Torr. 



13. Bacopa Aubl. — Water Hyssop 



B. rotundifolia (Michx.) Wettst. Margins of ponds, local. July- 

 Sept. [Bramia rotundifolia (Michx.) Britt.]. 



14. Leucospora Nutt. 

 L. muUifida (Michx.) Nutt. Sandy soil near streams throughout 

 111., except the extreme northern counties. July-Ocl. [Capraria muUi- 

 fida Michx.; Conobea multifida (Michx.) Benth.]. 



15. Mazus Lour. 

 M. japonicus (Thunb.) Ktze. Waste ground, or in lawns; adv. from 

 e. Asia; Chicago, G. D. Fuller in 1943. [M . rugosus Lour.|. 



16. Mecardonia Ruiz & Pavon 

 M. acuminata (Walt.) Small. Wet ground, rare; Wabash Co. 



17. Veronicastrum Fabr. — CuKer-root 



{Leptandra Nutt.) 

 V. virginicum (L.) Farw. Meadows and thickets, common. July- 

 Aug. [Veronica virginica L.]. 



18. Veronica L. — Speedwell 

 1. Flowers in racemes; perennials with rhizomes. 

 2. Racemes in the axils of the leaves. 



3. Capsules pubescent; stems and leaves pubescent. 



4. Leaves incised-dentate, sessile; stem pubescent in two lines; 

 racemes loosely flowered: pedicels as long as the calyx; 

 waste places, occasional; ad\ . trom Eur. May-July. 



Germander Speedwell I', chamaedrys L. 



4. Leaves .serrate, short-petioled; stem pubescent all over; 

 racemes compact; pedicels shorter than the calyx; waste 

 ground; nat. from Eur. May-Sept V. officinalis L. 



