Veronica arvensis L., 1753 45% complete

Field speedwell

Sp. Pl.: 13 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced11 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded13 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 13 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Field speedwell No source recorded
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Observations Macaronesia, NW. Africa, Europe to SW. Siberia and W. Himalaya No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 18 cm
  • 17.75 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 76 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 108, 115, 116, 164, 175, 178, 203, 251, 270, 655, 716, 897, 918, 926
Differs from sources
Biological type therophyte
  • therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 655, 918
Sourced
Flower color blue Sourced
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit shape capsule Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
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Maximum height 25 cm
  • 25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 108, 115, 116, 164, 175, 178, 203, 251, 270, 655, 716, 897, 918, 926
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months mar, apr, may, jun, jul, aug, sep, oct
  • jan, mar, apr, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 115, 163, 174, 203
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Duration annual
  • annual · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 32 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 164, 175, 178, 203, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 5 / 9 · medium air humidity No source recorded
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Ground humidity 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric)
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 6.5 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 14 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record