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I survived! A photo of the American speedwell

Posted on 2014/05/16 by Fay Newbery

One American speedwell (Veronica peregrina) plant has survived at the edge of the lawn beside the caged plots in the greenhouse area. All the other plants in the population have succumbed to the weed killer sprayed recently. If the lawn mower … Continue reading →

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American speedwell (Veronica peregrina)

Posted on 2014/05/02 by Fay Newbery

The American speedwell (Veronica peregrina) arrived in Britain before 1680 but was originally confined to gardens. It isn’t the world’s prettiest plant so probably arrived by accident with something much more garden worthy. It’s favourite habitat is flowerbeds in gardens and … Continue reading →

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Speedwells – well represented on University land!

Posted on 2015/05/08 by Fay Newbery

Speedwells have small blue (occasionally white, lilac or pink) flowers, either occurring as single flowers or in a spike. There are 20 native species of Speedwell (Veronica) in Britain. A surprisingly large number can be found on campus, with even more … Continue reading →

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Flowering plants (Angiospermae)

Posted on 2014/03/21 by Alastair Culham

The species list is arranged alphabetically by genus. Nomeclature follows Stace (2010). Where species accounts are available on this blog they are hyperlinked through the scientific name. Where photographs of the species are available they are hyperlinked through the common … Continue reading →

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