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{{Treatment/ID
|accepted_name=Veronica scutellata
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=1: 12. 1753
|year=1753
}}
|common_names=Marsh speedwell;véronique en écusson
|basionyms=
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Veronica connata
|authority=Rafinesque
|rank=species
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=V. scutellata var. villosa
|authority=Schumacher
|rank=variety
}}
|hierarchy=Plantaginaceae;Veronica;Veronica scutellata
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Plantaginaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Veronica]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Veronica scutellata]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 17
|mention_page=page 306, 312
|treatment_page=page 311
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Perennials.</b> Stems ascending, (5–)15–45(–80) cm, glabrous, sometimes sparsely eglandular-hairy distally. <b>Leaves</b>: petiole 0 mm; blade narrowly lanceolate or linear, rarely elliptic, (10–)30–50(–80) × (2–)3–7(–14) mm, 6–10 times as long as wide, base cuneate, margins remote- and fine-dentate, apex acute, abaxial surface glabrous, adaxial glabrous or sparsely eglandular-hairy. <b>Racemes</b> 1–5(–10), axillary, 40–90(–150) mm, (2–)5–20-flowered, axis glabrous, sometimes sparsely eglandular-hairy; bracts lanceolate, 1.5–3 mm. <b>Pedicels</b> patent or ± curled, (6–)10–15(–17) mm, longer than subtending bracts, glabrous. <b>Flowers</b>: calyx lobes (1–)2–3 mm, apex obtuse to acute, glabrate; corolla pale lilac, pale sky blue, or whitish, with pink or dark blue narrow stripes, 2.5–7 mm diam.; stamens 4–5 mm; style (1–)2–4 mm. <b>Capsules</b> compressed in cross section, ovoid or reniform, 2.5–5 × (3–)4–6 mm, apex emarginate by 1/3 length, glabrous. <b>Seeds</b> 5–20, pale brownish, globular or ovoid, flat, 1.2–1.9 × 1–1.5 mm, 0.2 mm thick, smooth. <b>2n</b> = 18.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering May–Sep.
|habitat=Moist meadows, marshes, shallows, forests, steppes, fens, stream banks, lakeshores.
|elevation=0–1800(–2400) m.
|distribution=St. Pierre and Miquelon;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld. and Labr.;N.W.T.;N.S.;Nunavut;Ont.;P.E.I.;Que.;Sask.;Yukon;Alaska;Ariz.;Calif.;Colo.;Conn.;D.C.;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;La.;Maine;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Mont.;Nev.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Oreg.;Pa.;R.I.;Tenn.;Vt.;Va.;Wash.;W.Va.;Wis.;Wyo.;Eurasia;Africa (Algeria);introduced in s South America (Argentina).
|discussion=<p>Alpine dwarf forms of <i>Veronica scutellata</i> tend to have relatively broad leaves and may therefore be easily confused with other species.</p>
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-->{{#Taxon:
name=Veronica scutellata
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Veronica connata;V. scutellata var. villosa
|basionyms=
|family=Plantaginaceae
|phenology=Flowering May–Sep.
|habitat=Moist meadows, marshes, shallows, forests, steppes, fens, stream banks, lakeshores.
|elevation=0–1800(–2400) m.
|distribution=St. Pierre and Miquelon;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld. and Labr.;N.W.T.;N.S.;Nunavut;Ont.;P.E.I.;Que.;Sask.;Yukon;Alaska;Ariz.;Calif.;Colo.;Conn.;D.C.;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;La.;Maine;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Mont.;Nev.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Oreg.;Pa.;R.I.;Tenn.;Vt.;Va.;Wash.;W.Va.;Wis.;Wyo.;Eurasia;Africa (Algeria);introduced in s South America (Argentina).
|reference=None
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=
|source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/f50eec43f223ca0e34566be0b046453a0960e173/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V17/V17_752.xml
|genus=Veronica
|species=Veronica scutellata
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