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8. VERONICA L. Speedwell. 



Annuals or perennials; leaves opposite, entire or toothed; flowers small, in racemes 

 or spikes or solitary in the axils of the leaves; corolla flat, almost regularly 4-lobed; 

 stamens 2; capsule flat, usually notched at the apex. 



Flowers solitary in the axils of the leaves; plants annual . 1. V. peregrina xalapensis. 

 Flowers in spikes or racemes; plants perennial. 

 Racemes in the axils of the leaves. 



Leaves short-petioled, ovate to oblong 2. V. americana. 



Leaves sessile, linear or nearly so 3. V. scutellata. 



Racemes terminal (at the ends of the stems). 

 Racemes loosely hairy, the flowers crowded; leaves all sessile; stems ei-ect. 



4. V. wormskjoldii. 

 Racemes minutely hairy, loosely flowered; lower leaves petioled; stems creeping. 



5. V. serpyllifolia. 



1. Veronica peregrina xalapensis (H. B. K.) Penneil. Purslane speedwell. 

 Frequent at low altitudes, in moist woods or thickets, on open slopes, or about ponds 

 on prairie. B. C. to Mex. and Tex. (V. xalapensis H. B. K.)— Plants 10 to 30 cm. 

 high, usually branched, finely glandular-hairy; leaves linear to spatulate, finely 

 toothed, the lowest ones short-petioled; corolla white, 2 to 3 mm. broad. 



The typical form of the species is a native of Europe, and is naturalized in eastern 

 North America. 



2. Veronica americana Schwein. American brooklime. Common at low and 

 sometimes at middle altitudes, in wet woods or thickets or along streams and lakes, 

 sometimes growing in water. Alaska to Calif., N. Mex., Va., and Newf. — Plants 

 usually branched and nearly prostrate, glabrous; leaves mostly toothed; flowers long- 

 stalked; corolla blue or bluish white, 4 to 5 mm. broad. 



3. Veronica scutellata L. Marsh speedwell. Frequent at low altitudes, in wet 

 thickets or about ponds. B. C. to Calif., Colo., N. Y., and Newf.; also in Eur. and 

 Asia. — Plants slender, often prostrate, glabrous or nearly so; leaves finely toothed or 

 entire; corolla 6 to 8 mm. broad, blue; capsule notched at both ends. 



4. Veronica wormskjoldii Roem. & Schult. Alpine speedwell. Frequent in 

 meadows above timber line, sometimes found in wet places at middle altitudes. 

 4.1aska to N. Mex., S. Dak., N. H., and Greenl. — Stems simple, 10 to 25 cm. high, 

 hairy above; leaves oval or ovate, 1 to 3 cm. long, entire or with low rounded teeth; 

 corolla deep blue, 4 to 5 mm. broad. 



The flowers are rather attractive, but the plants are usually half hidden by grasses 

 and sedges. At Sexton Glacier many plants with pink flowers are found. 



5. Veronica serpyllifolia L. Thyme-leaf speedwell. Frequent at low and 

 middle altitudes, in moist woods or thickets or along streams. Alaska to Calif., 

 N. Mex., Ga., and Lab. ; also in Eur. and Asia. — Plants 5 to 15 cm. high, with creeping 

 stems; leaves oblong to rounded, 5 to 15 mm. long, entire or vdih low rounded teeth; 

 corolla whitish or pale blue, 3 to 4 mm. broad. 



9. SYNTHYBIS Benth. 



1. Synthyris wyomingensis (A. Nels.) Heller. Kittentails. Occasional on the 

 east slope at low altitudes, on dry rocky dopes or prairie. Idaho to Colo, and S. Dak. 

 {Besseya wyomingensis Rydb.) — -Perennial, 15 to 30 cm. high, with woolly pubescence; 

 leaves mostly basal, long-petioled, ovate or oblong, 3 to 5 cm. long, mth low rounded 

 teeth; flowers in dense spikes; corolla none; stamens 2. 



The flowers open early in the season. 



