Veronica americana (Speedwell, American Brooklime)

 7/8/16 Mill Creek, Lundy Canyon Trail, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

 7/8/16 Mill Creek

7/8/16 Mill Creek

7/4/16 Seep off Rock Creek Rd., Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Speedwell, American Brooklime

SPECIES: Veronica americana

FAMILY: Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) - formerly in Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/8/2016

LOCATION: Seep off Rock Creek Rd., Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Perennial, rhizomed, glabrous

Stem generally decumbent, rooting at lower nodes, branched, 5–60(100) cm

Leaf 5–50 mm, lanceolate to ovate, ± serrate, acute to obtuse, petioled

Inflorescence axillary; flowers 10–25; bracts linear; pedicels 5–10(13) mm

Flower: sepals ± 3 mm, oblanceolate, acute; corolla 7–10 mm, violet-blue, dark-lined; style 1.5–3(4)mm

Fruit 3–4 mm, ± round, entire to barely notched

Seed 0.5 mm, flat

Ecology: Common. Moist to wet soil, springs, slow streams, meadows, lakeshores

Elevation: < 3300 m.  

Bioregional distribution: California Floristic Province, East of Sierra Nevada, Desert Mountains (uncommon) 

Flowering time: May–Aug