Flower ID: IMG_0794.JPG-05-15-2024 Flower name (scientific): Veronica arvensis Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) veh-RON-ih-ka ar-VEN-sis Flower name (common): Corn Speedwell Family name (common): Plantain Family name (scientific): Plantaginaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Medieval Latin for St. Veronica, who according to legend, wiped the face of Christ on the way to Calvary. Specific epithet: From the Latin arvi, cultivated land, a field. Common name origin: The second part of the name is not clear, but possibly referencing the flower’s speedy healing properties, since the word in English is a compounding of speed and well. Another suggestion is its ability to spread rapidly in disturbed soils. Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches (3 to 5 mm) Petal count: 4 Color: blue Other: flower arrangement, Raceme Plant description: Size: 1 to 12 inches (3 to 30 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate and/or opposite, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, oblong to broadly ovate (FNA), lower oval-orbicular and middle to upper linear-oblong to lanceolate (ILL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): April to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Disturbed sites, fields, savannas, open forests, roadsides, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.796817 Longitude: -91.502913 Altitude: 244.60 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Oconto, Ozaukee, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) In Canada: (BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC, YT) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na