Veronica polita

Fr.

Gray field speedwell · Grey field speedwell · Wayside speedwell · Elegant speedwell · Grey Field-Speedwell

Summary

Veronica polita, commonly known as grey field-speedwell, is a small, sprawling annual plant characterized by its toothed leaves and small blue flowers. It is a widespread weed of cultivation that thrives in disturbed soils, fields, and lawns.

Region

It is native to Europe, southwestern Asia, North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Japan, and Korea. The species has been widely introduced to many other parts of the world, including the Americas, where it grows as an agricultural and ruderal weed.

Distribution

North AmericaAlabamaAlbaniaAlgeriaArgentina NortheastArizonaArkansasAustriaBalearesBaltic StatesBelarusBelgiumBrazil SouthBulgariaCanary Is.Central European RussiaChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChina SoutheastColoradoConnecticutCorseCyprusCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkDistrict of ColumbiaEast Aegean Is.East European RussiaEgyptFinlandFloridaFranceGermanyGreat BritainGreeceHungaryIllinoisIndianaIndiaInner MongoliaIowaIranIraqIrelandItalyJapanKansasKazakhstanKentuckyKirgizstanKoreaKritiKrymLebanon-SyriaLibyaLouisianaMadeiraMaineManitobaMarylandMassachusettsMexico CentralMexico NortheastMichiganMissouriMoroccoNW. Balkan Pen.Nansei-shotoNebraskaNetherlandsNew BrunswickNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth CaucasusNorth European RussiaNorwayOhioOklahomaOmanOntarioPakistanPalestinePennsylvaniaPeruPolandPortugalQinghaiRomaniaSardegnaSaudi ArabiaSiciliaSocotraSomaliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTadzhikistanTaiwanTennesseeTexasTranscaucasusTunisiaTurkmenistanTürkiye-in-EuropeTürkiyeUkraineUruguayUzbekistanVirginiaWest HimalayaWest VirginiaWisconsinXinjiangYemenBEBGBRBYCACHCNCRCZDEDKEEFIFRGBGEIEINISKGLILUNLNOPLPTSESKUAUSUZ

Images

flower (1)

Sources

taxonomy: gbif — https://www.gbif.org/species/3172074
scarcity: gbif-iucn
region.countries: gbif
summary: wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_polita
uses,culture: qwen3.7-max+wikipedia