Page authors: Don Knoke, David Giblin
Veronica wormskjoldii
American alpine speedwell
Specimens
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Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.

Habitat: Moist ground and seeps, mid- to high elevations in the mountains.

Flowers: July-September

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bees, flies

Description:
General:

Perennial from shallow rhizomes, the stems erect, simple, 0.7-3 dm. tall, with loosely spreading hairs.

Leaves:

Leaves opposite, elliptic to lanceolate or ovate, 1-4 cm. long and 0.5-2 cm. wide, entire or slightly toothed.

Flowers:

Flowers on short pedicels in a compact, terminal raceme, becoming more elongate, the upper subtending bracts alternate; sepals 4; corolla deep blue-violet, 6-10 mm. wide, rotate, 4-lobed, the upper lobe the largest; stamens 2, filaments 1-1.5 mm. long; style 1-3 mm. long.

Fruits:

Capsule 4-7 mm. high, higher than wide, broadly notched, glandular-pubescent.

Accepted Name:
Veronica wormskjoldii Roem. & Schult.
Publication: Syst. Veg. 1: 101. 1817.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Veronica wormskjoldii in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

WA Flora Checklist: Veronica wormskjoldii checklist entry

OregonFlora: Veronica wormskjoldii information

E-Flora BC: Veronica wormskjoldii atlas page

CalPhotos: Veronica wormskjoldii photos

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