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3. Racemes axillary; capsules somewhat turgid, orbicular or nearly so; plants 

 aquatic or semiaquatic (5). 

 5. Leaves all short-petioled, the blades elliptic, oblong, or ovate, serrate or 



serrulate; capsules wider than long 5. V. Americana. 



5. Leaves all sessile and cordate-clasping, or the lowest ones short-petioled 

 (6). 

 6. Sepals acute to acuminate; pedicels ascending; corolla bluish lilac; 

 capsules suborbicular, mostly shorter than the sepals, not or barely 



notched at apex 6. V. anagallis-aquatica. 



6. Sepals obtuse to acutish; pedicels divaricate; corolla white or pinkish; 

 capsules round-reniform or obcordate, mostly longer than the sepals, 

 distinctly notched 7. V. salina. 



1. Veronica peregrina L., Sp. PL 14. 1753. 



Throughout the State, up to 8,600 feet but usually much lower, 

 common along streams and washes, March to September. Widely 

 distributed in North America ; South America. 



The form that occurs in Arizona is var. xalapensis (H. B. K.) 

 Pennell (V. xalapensis H. B. K.), with glandular pubescence. 



2. Veronica persica Poir. in Lam., Encycl. 8: 542. 1808. 



Tempe, Maricopa County, lawns and parkways (McLellan and 

 Stitt 1371), apparently well established, March. Introduced from 

 Europe. 



3. Veronica serpyllifolia L., Sp. PL 12. 1753. 



Black Kiver, White Mountains (Goodding 579), Pinaleno Moun- 

 tains, Graham County (Peebles et al. 4498), about 8,000 feet, July. 

 Throughout most of North America; Eurasia. 



The species is represented in Arizona by var. humifusa (Dickson) 

 Vahl (V. humifusa Dickson), a pubescent, relatively large-flowered 

 form. 



4. Veronica wormskjoldii Roem. and Schult., Syst. Veg. 1: 101. 1817. 

 Baldy Peak (Apache County), San Francisco Peaks (Coconino 



County), 9,600 to 12,000 feet, July and August. Greenland to 

 Alaska, south in the mountains to New Hampshire, New Mexico, 

 and Arizona. 



5. Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth. in DC, Prodr. 10: 468. 



1846. 



Apache County to Coconino, Gila, and Pinal Counties, 1,300 to 

 9,000 feet, in and around springs and streams, June to August. 

 Widely distributed in North America. 



American brooklime. 



6. Veronica anagallis-aquatica L., Sp. PL 12. 1753. 



Apache, Yavapai, and Pinal Counties (doubtless elsewhere), 1,300 

 to 5,200 feet, habitat similar to that of V. americana, March to June. 

 Widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere; South America. 



Water speedwell. 



7. Veronica salina Schur, Enum. PL Transsil. 492. 1866. 



Veroiiica connata Pennell, 1935. Probably not Raf., 1830. 



A collection in "Arizona" (Palmer in 1869), and one cited by 

 Pennell from Beaver Creek, Yavapai County (Rusby) are the basis 

 for including this species in the flora of Arizona. The species is 

 widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. 



