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|accepted_name=Veronica hederifolia
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=1: 13. 1753
|year=1753
}}
|common_names=Ivy-leaved speedwell
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=I
|label=Introduced
}}{{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=F
|label=Selected by author to be illustrated
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|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Plantaginaceae;Veronica;Veronica hederifolia
|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 hederifolia]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 17
|mention_page=page 305, 308, 316, 317
|treatment_page=page 315
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Annuals.</b> Stems decumbent to ascending, 5–40(–50) cm, eglandular-hairy. <b>Leaves</b>: blade suborbiculate, (3–)5-lobed, central lobe usually overtopping lateral ones, (5–)7–15(–20) × 8–16(–25) mm, base truncate, margins (3–)5-lobed, apex acute, surfaces sparsely eglandular-hairy. <b>Racemes</b> 1–10, terminal, 50–400(–500) mm, 5–20-flowered, axis eglandular-hairy; bracts suborbiculate, (3–)5-lobed, central lobe usually overtopping lateral ones, (5–)7–15(–20) mm. <b>Pedicels</b> patent or deflexed, (5–)9–15(–20) mm, equal to or ± shorter than subtending bract, length 2–3 times calyx, eglandular-hairy (in single line adaxially). <b>Flowers</b>: calyx lobes 5–6(–7) mm, apex acute, abaxial surface usually glabrous, ciliate with 25–35 hairs per side; corolla bright blue with bright white center, 5–7(–9) mm diam.; stamens sky blue, 0.7–1.2 mm; style (0.6–)0.7–0.9(–1.1) mm. <b>Capsules</b> ± round in cross section, ovoid, 3–4 × 4.5–6 mm, apex ± emarginate, glabrate. <b>Seeds</b> 1–4, bright yellow, ellipsoid to subglobular, urn-shaped, 2.3–3.3 × 2–3 mm, 1–2.2 mm thick, weakly cristate or rugose, ± smooth. <b>2n</b> = 54 (Eurasia).</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering (Feb–)Mar–Jun.
|habitat=Fields, lawns, gardens, ruderal places, vineyards, open forests, shady rocky places, dunes.
|elevation=0–2000 m.
|distribution=B.C.;Ont.;Ala.;Ark.;Calif.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Fla.;Ga.;Ill.;Ind.;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Md.;Mich.;Mo.;Nebr.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;Ohio;Okla.;Oreg.;Pa.;S.C.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Utah;Va.;Wash.;W.Va.;Eurasia.
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name=Veronica hederifolia
|author=
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Plantaginaceae
|phenology=Flowering (Feb–)Mar–Jun.
|habitat=Fields, lawns, gardens, ruderal places, vineyards, open forests, shady rocky places, dunes.
|elevation=0–2000 m.
|distribution=B.C.;Ont.;Ala.;Ark.;Calif.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Fla.;Ga.;Ill.;Ind.;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Md.;Mich.;Mo.;Nebr.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;Ohio;Okla.;Oreg.;Pa.;S.C.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Utah;Va.;Wash.;W.Va.;Eurasia.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=Introduced;Selected by author to be illustrated
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|genus=Veronica
|species=Veronica hederifolia
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