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Figwort Family:- Speedwells Figwort Family plant table with its Common Name - Botanical Name. Flowering Months Range. Habitat with link to that Wild Flower Gallery:- |
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Alpine Bartsia |
A shortly rhizomatous perennial of base-rich soils. In England it is a plant of the drier hummocks in basic flushes and runnels in damp upland pastures, and of steep, flushed, species-rich banks. In the Breadalbanes (Mid Perth) it grows on the periodically inundated ledges of mica-schist crags. Seed-set is poor. From 245 m at Orton (Westmorland) to 950 m on Beinn Heasgarnich (Mid Perth |
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Flower from Teesdale |
Flowers from Teesdale |
Foliage from Teesdale |
Form from Teesdale |
Alpine Speedwell |
Veronica alpina |
This small montane perennial herb typically occurs in areas of late snow-lie in open, often rocky, places on well-drained but slightly moist ground. It grows on both acidic and calcareous substrates, but most of its sites are subject to some base-enrichment from flushing. From 760 m above Loch Callater (S. Aberdeen) to 1190 m on Aonach Beag (Westerness). |
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American Speedwell |
An annual occurring as a naturalised or casual weed of parks, gardens, garden centres, allotments and other cultivated ground, and in damp waste places and by streams. Lowland. |
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Birdseye Speedwell (Germander Speedwell) |
A stoloniferous perennial herb of woods, hedge banks, grassland, rock outcrops, upland screes, road verges, railway banks and waste ground, found on most soil types except the most impoverished. It also occurs on anthills on chalk downland. It spreads vegetatively by prostrate stems which root at the nodes; reproduction from seed appears to be comparatively rare. 0-750 m (Meal na Teanga, Loch Lochy, Westerness), with an unlocalised record of 820 m elsewhere in the Scottish Highlands. |
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Form from Park Gate |
Breckland Speedwell |
An annual found naturalised on free-draining sandy soils, usually where there is regular disturbance. Habitats include the edges of arable fields, on tracks, sandy banks, and open rough grassland. Lowland. |
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Brooklime |
This robust perennial herb occurs on all but the most infertile substrates in a wide range of wetland habitats: in shallow water, by rivers, streams and ponds, in ditches, marshy hollows in pastures, flushes, wet woodland rides and rutted tracks. It thrives in fairly open habitats, competing poorly in dense stands of taller plants. Propagation is by seed and vegetatively from rooted stems. 0-845 m (Great Dun Fell, Westmorland). |
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Flowers from Norfolk in June |
Foliage from Norfolk in June |
Form from Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire |
Common Cow-Wheat |
An annual hemiparasite of woods, scrub, heaths and upland moorlands on well-drained, nutrient-poor acidic soils; more rarely in scrub, hedgerows and deciduous woodland on chalk and limestone. The large seeds are distributed by ants. Lowland to 960 m (Macgillycuddy`s Reeks, S. Kerry) |
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Flower from Glencar in Kerry on 24 June |
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Foliage from Oldbury on 5 August |
Form from Oldbury on 5 August |
Common Field Speedwell |
Throughout the year |
An annual of arable fields, other cultivated areas and waste ground, found on a wide range of fertile soils. It is self-fertile and seeds prolifically, the seeds forming a persistent seed bank and germinating throughout the year. It also spreads vegetatively from stem fragments. 0-350 m (Alston, Cumberland). |
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Flower with Stem from Rochester in Kent |
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Crested Cow-Wheat |
An annual hemiparasite of various woody and herbaceous species; mostly found on the margins of ancient Quercus robur woodlands, their clearings and rides and in associated field hedge banks on chalky boulder-clay soils. It is very rarely found in open grassland. Lowland. |
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Eyebright |
Euphrasia officinalis (Euphrasia rostkoviana) and the following 24 microspecies:-
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June onwards |
A group of small, hemiparasitic annuals on the roots of diverse herbs and small shrubs, mainly found in permanent or semi-permanent grasslands. |
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Flower from Sandwich in Kent on 20 September |
Flowers from Temple Ewell in Kent on 17 September |
Foliage from County Clare |
Form from Cnoc An Droighinn in Sutherland on 3 August |
Field Cow-Wheat |
An annual hemiparasite, mainly on the roots of grasses. Formerly an arable weed, it now occurs in open grassland beside hedges and ditch-banks, field-borders, in a disused brick-pit and on slumping chalk cliff-faces. Lowland. |
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Flower on 3 June |
Flowers on 3 June |
Foliage on 3 June |
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Fingered Speedwell |
Recently, this annual of sandy calcareous or slightly acidic soils has been found on the margins of arable fields and on sandy banks, but it was formerly also known from tracks, fallow fields, gravel-pits and waste ground. Regular disturbance is needed to maintain sufficient open ground for germination. Lowland. |
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Greater Yellow Rattle |
Rhinanthus major (Rhinanthus angustifolius) |
This annual root-parasite was formerly a widespread weed of arable land in E. Britain. However, most of the remaining sites are on the North Downs, in grassland and open scrub on chalk. In Lincolnshire, it occurs on peat in an area of cleared Pteridium and on railway ballast. In Angus, a tiny colony survives in sandy coastal grassland. Lowland. |
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Green Field Speedwell |
March onwards |
This spring-germinating annual is a colonist of cultivated land, waysides, gardens and allotments. It prefers soils which are well-drained and acidic, occurring on calcareous substrates only when there is surface leaching. 0-410 m on Malham Moor (Mid-W. Yorks.) and 455 m in E. Perth. |
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Grey Field Speedwell |
March onwards |
An annual of cultivated fields and gardens, typically growing on light, sandy, often calcareous soils. Generally lowland, but reaching 350 m near Kaber (Westmorland) |
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Heath Speedwell |
This perennial herb is found in open woods and woodland rides, on banks, in grassland and on heathland. It grows on well-drained, often moderately acidic or leached soils, and in some grasslands is confined to raised ground or anthills. 0-880 m (Cadair Idris, Merioneth). |
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Flower from Burham in Kent |
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Flower from County Clare |
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Flower from Burham |
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Foliage from Knole Park in Kent on 3 October |
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Ivy Speedwell |
An annual of cultivated and waste ground, woodland rides, hedge banks, walls, banks and gardens, found on sandy, loam or clay soils. V. hederifolia seeds freely, with germination in spring or autumn. 0-380 m (Malham Moor, Mid-W. Yorks.). |
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Flower with Stem |
Foliage from Queensdown Warren in Kent on 10 April |
Form from Challock on 16 April |
Lousewort |
A perennial, rarely biennial, root-hemiparasitic of acidic soils, found on damp grassy heaths, moorlands, upland flushed grasslands and the drier parts of bogs and marshes. 0-915 m (Macgillycuddy`s Reeks, S. Kerry). Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. hibernica largely replaces this plant in West Ireland. |
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Flower from New Forest. Photo by BritishFlora |
Flowers from New Forest. Photo by BritishFlora |
Foliage from New Forest. Photo by BritishFlora |
Form from New Forest. Photo by BritishFlora |
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White Flower from Kynance Cove |
White Flowers from Kynance Cove |
White Flower from Kynance Cove |
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Marsh Speedwell |
This perennial herb is found in a wide range of wetland habitats, including pond and lake margins, marshes, fens and fen-meadows, wet grassland, hillside flushes, bogs and wet heath, often on acidic soils. It occurs in both open habitats and amongst tall vegetation. 0-780 m on Cross Fell (Cumberland). |
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Flower from Swansea on 10 July |
Flowers from Kenfig Burrows on 11 July |
Foliage from Kenfig Burrows on 11 July |
Form from Kenfig Burrows on 11 July |
Mountain Speedwell |
A low perennial herb with creeping and rooting stems. It is widespread in both natural and artificial habitats, including woodland rides, grassland, heaths, flushes, damp rock ledges, cultivated land, lawns, waste ground and damp paths. 0-1160 m (Braeriach, S. Aberdeen). |
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Flower from Allt Nan Uamp on 17 June |
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Foliage from Allt Nan Uamp on 17 June |
Form from Allt Nan Uamp on 17 June |
Pink Water Speedwell |
This usually annual species is found in shallow water and on the muddy edges of rivers, streams, ponds and lakes, in dune-slacks, and in clay-, gravel- and chalk-pits. Although often found with V. anagallis-aquatica, its habitats are more restricted, being more frequent on the muddy edges of standing waters. Lowland. |
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Red Bartsia |
An annual root-hemiparasite of short, often trampled grasslands, tracks, waste places, the edges of arable fields, gravelly and rocky seashores and saltmarshes. 0-540 m (Nenthead, Cumberland). |
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Form from Stoer in Sutherland on 2 August |
Red Rattle |
An annual to biennial root-hemiparasitic herb of a wide range of base-rich to acidic, moist habitats, including wet heaths, valley bogs, wet meadows, ditches, fens and hillside flushes. Its sites are usually more enriched than those preferred by P. sylvatica. 0-550 m (E. Highlands of Scotland). |
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Flower from Wareham on 11 August |
Flower Bud opening on 9 July |
Foliage from Inchna Damph on 10 August |
Form from Stoer in Sutherland on 2 August |
Rock Speedwell |
Veronica fruticans |
A small, rather woody perennial, restricted to calcareous substrates and occurring on dry open slopes and rock ledges on crags, in sites which are usually South-facing and inaccessible to grazing animals. Montane, from 540 m (Meal an Fhiodhain, Mid Perth) to 1100 m (Ben Lawers, Mid Perth). |
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Flower from Hoher Jfen in Autria on 12 July |
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Form from Hoher Jfen on 12 July |
Slender Speedwell |
A perennial herb of lawns and churchyards, and also found on roadsides, paths, grassy banks and streamsides. It is self-incompatible, rarely setting seed in our area but often spreads from fragments after mowing. Generally lowland, but reaching 450 m at Nenthead (Cumberland). |
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Foliage from Leeds Castle in Kent |
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Small Cow-Wheat |
An annual hemiparasite found in humid, lightly shaded situations on damp, usually somewhat enriched, acidic soils; in wooded ravines, in grassy hollows and on banks in woodlands and on upland cliff ledges. Near sea level to 760 m on Aonach air Chrith (W. Ross). |
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Spiked Speedwell |
Veronica spicata |
July onwards |
A perennial herb of well-drained, nutrient-poor soils. In East Anglia, subsp. spicata usually grows on acidic to base-rich sandy soils in open, shortly-grazed grassland. Elsewhere, subsp. hybrida grows in thin soils on base-rich cliffs, grassland and rocks. Generally lowland, but reaching 400 m in Ribblesdale (Mid-W. Yorks.). |
Spring Speedwell |
An annual of infertile sandy soils, occurring in short grassland and uncultivated, sometimes stony, places including rabbit warrens. V. verna does not occur on cultivated land, but depends on intensive grazing by sheep or rabbits to keep its habitat open. Lowland. |
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Thyme-leaved Speedwell |
April onwards |
A low perennial herb with creeping and rooting stems. It is widespread in both natural and artificial habitats, including woodland rides, grassland, heaths, flushes, damp rock ledges, cultivated land, lawns, waste ground and damp paths. 0-1160 m (Braeriach, S. Aberdeen). |
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Flowers from East Kent on 22 May |
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Wall Speedwell |
March onwards |
An annual of cultivated land, open grassland, heaths, sand dunes, gravelled paths and tracks, waste ground, banks, walls and pavements, usually on dry soils. In closed grassland it may be restricted to anthills. Seed remains viable in the soil for several years. Generally lowland, but reaching at least 820 m in the Breadalbanes (Mid Perth) and exceptionally at 845 m on Great Dun Fell (Westmorland). |
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Flower from Peak District |
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Foliage from Peak District |
Form from Rochester in Kent |
Water Speedwell |
Veronica anagallis-aquatica (Veronica michauxii) |
An annual found on fertile substrates by rivers, streams and ponds, in ditches and in flooded clay- and gravel-pits. It grows as a vegetative plant submerged in shallow water, or as a flowering emergent, or as a terrestrial plant in marshy habitats and disturbed ground at the water`s edge. Reproduction is by seed and by rooted stem fragments. |
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Wood Speedwell |
A perennial herb of damp basic to mildly acidic soils in long-established, mixed deciduous woodland, scrub and shaded hedge banks. It is found on loamy and sandy soils and on heavy clay. Generally lowland, but reaching 435 m at Pont y Daf (Brecs.). |
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Yellow Bartsia |
Parentucellia viscosa |
June onwards |
A hemiparasitic annual of damp, open grassy places on sandy soils, often by tracks. It normally occurs in drier dune-slacks and in reclaimed heath-pasture, but is also found on pathsides, rough and scrubby grassland and field-borders, and increasingly in re-seeded amenity grasslands and waste places. It thrives on disturbance. Lowland. |
Yellow Rattle |
Rhinanthus crista-galli (Rhinanthus minor) |
An annual root-hemiparasite of nutrient-poor grasslands, including permanent pastures, hay meadows, the drier parts of fens, flushes in lowland and upland grasslands, and on montane ledges; also on roadsides and waste ground. 0-1065 m (Ben Lawers, Mid Perth). |
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Flower on 17 May |
Flowers from Sandwich on 13 July |
Foliage from Chesil Beach in May |
Form from Chesil Beach in Dorset in May |
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