Veronica chamaedrys:
Height: 10-35 cm (4-14 in.). Stem ascending-erect, opposite sides hairy.
Flower: Corolla almost regular (actinomorphic), bright blue-purple, dark-striped in middle, 10-12 mm (0.4-0.48 in.) broad, fused, 4-lobed, wheel-shaped, short-tubed. Calyx 4-lobed, lobes linear, with glandular hairs . Stamens 2. Pistil a fused carpel. Inflorescence a lax, axillary raceme. Racemes often in pairs. Flower-stalk longer than subtending bracts.
Leaves: Opposite, lowest short-stalked, others stalkless. Blade ovate, with blunt base, both sides hairy, large-toothed.
Fruit: Cordate, flat, shorter than broad, shorter than calyx, hairy capsule. Veronica persica:
Height: 5-30 cm (2-12 in.). Stem limp-ascending, sparsely haired.
Flower: Corolla almost regular (actinomorphic), blue, 8-12 mm (0.32-0.48 in.) wide, fused, 4-lobed, wheel-shaped, short-funnelled. Calyx 4-lobed, lobes lanceolate, with tapered tips, do not overlap, hairy along edges, otherwise glabrous. Stamens 2. Gynoecium fused, single-styled. Flowers solitary in leaf axils. Flower-stalk longer than subtending bract, descending oblique in fruiting stage.
Leaves: Opposite, short-stalked. Blade widely ovate, light green, large-toothed.
Fruit: Very widely notched, flattish, twice as long as wide, net-veined, capsule only with glandular hairs.
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