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Grey Field-speedwell

Veronica polita

The Grey Field-speedwell is a small plant with pretty blue flowers. It often grows in fields and gardens, making them look beautiful and colorful.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Grey Field-speedwell is a small, low-growing plant with creeping stems and soft, oval, greyish-green leaves. Its tiny, vivid blue-purple flowers have four petals, often with darker veins, and a white center, making it easily distinguishable.

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Grey Field-speedwell
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Grey Field-speedwell

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Each tiny seed has a special oil packet called an elaiosome that ants love to carry away!

Its name "speedwell" might come from how quickly its delicate petals fall off!

Sometimes, Grey Field-speedwell flowers only last for a single day before fading.

The plant's scientific name, Veronica, is thought to honor Saint Veronica from Christian tradition.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Seed Launcher

Grey Field-speedwell can explosively launch its tiny seeds, helping them spread far from the parent plant for reproduction.

Fähigkeit

Rooting Rebel

Grey Field-speedwell has stems that can grow roots wherever they touch soil, helping it quickly spread and colonize new ground.

Fähigkeit

Tough Traveler

Grey Field-speedwell can grow in many harsh, disturbed places, like cracks or compacted soil, to survive almost anywhere.

Maße und Details

Höhe
5-30 cm
Ausbreitung
10-50 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1 cm
Blütezeit
March to July
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Collects nectar and pollen from flowers.

pollinates

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Visits flowers for nectar, aiding pollination.

eaten by

Garden snail

Helix aspersa

Snails munch on its tender leaves and stems.

eaten by

Green peach aphid

Myzus persicae

Aphids suck sap from its stems and leaves.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always check with an adult before touching or picking plants.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Grey Field-speedwell?

5-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Grey Field-speedwell?

10-50 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Grey Field-speedwell?

0.5-1 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Grey Field-speedwell?

March to July

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Grey Field-speedwell?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Grey Field-speedwell?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Grey Field-speedwell?

Einjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Grey Field-speedwell?

Insekten

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