Veronica prostrata L.

Sprawling speedwell (en), Véronique couchée (fr), Véronique prostrée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Veronica

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.075-0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 0.55 - 0.75
Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 29
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Veronica prostrata habit picture by Rossen Vassilev (cc-by-sa)
Veronica prostrata habit picture by Aurélie D’huyvetter (cc-by-sa)
Veronica prostrata habit picture by Joël Mathieu (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Veronica prostrata leaf picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Veronica prostrata leaf picture by Gabriel Ollivier (cc-by-sa)
Veronica prostrata leaf picture by Alois Novák (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Veronica prostrata flower picture by barbogarbo (cc-by-sa)
Veronica prostrata flower picture by Maurizio Breschi (cc-by-sa)
Veronica prostrata flower picture by antoine abarnou (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Veronica prostrata world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Lithuania, Latvia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:812523-1
WFO ID wfo-0000425821
COL ID 5B78V
BDTFX ID 71312
INPN ID 128975
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Uranostachys prostrata Veronicastrum prostratum Cardia prostrata Veronica pilosa Veronica prostrata