Flower ID: IMG_9986.JPG-10-06-2021 Flower name (scientific): Veronica peregrina Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) veh-RON-ih-ka per-uh-GREE-nuh Flower name (common): Purslane 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: Latin for foreign or strange or exotic. Common name origin: Purslane is originally from French and classical Latin; used to describe a particular plant that was employed as a herb and salad vegetable. Speedwell has been in use for over 400 years (with more than one spelling). The name used to describe different species of plants in the genus Veronica. Flower description: Size: 0.08 to 0.1 inches (2 to 2.5 mm) wide Petal count: 4 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Raceme Plant description: Size: 3 to 12 inches (8 to 30 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate and/or opposite, type is simple Size: Leaves up to 3.5 cm long and up to about 8 to 10 mm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, oblanceolate proximally, narrowly oblong distally (FNA), narrowly oblong to oblong-oblanceolate, those of the petiolate leaves often lanceolate to ovate (MB) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): May to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Disturbed areas, waste areas, roadsides, stream banks, pond margins, marshes, sun or semi-shade, moist soil. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes when in flower. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes in the Wisconsin region, but employed by the Navajo as a ceremonial emetic and taken for over consumption of venison (Moerman, p. 593, 1998). Latitude: 44.799415 Longitude: -91.513522 Altitude: 245.40 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Chippewa, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, 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, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FAC Wetland Status (MW): FACW