Veronica syriaca
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| Veronica syriaca | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Veronica |
| Species: | V. syriaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Veronica syriaca Roem. & Schult. | |
Veronica syriaca, the Syrian speedwell, is a flowering plant species in the family Plantaginaceae.
It is an annual plant. It is pubescent-glandular and up to 10–30 centimetres (4–12 in) tall. The leaves are ovate, crenulate or dentate.
Blooming from January to May, the flowers are in loose racemes. The bracts are linear and entire. The pedicels are filiform, spreading-erect, sometimes recurved at the apex. The calyx lobes are ovate-Ianceolate, 2–3 millimetres (1⁄16–1⁄8 in). The corolla is blue and white, 8–15 mm (3⁄8–5⁄8 in) in diameter.