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PLANTS

American speedwell

Veronica americana

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialBlue flowers
American speedwell, photo 1 of 5
American speedwell, In flower
American speedwell, In fruit
24 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 24 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 286 observations of American speedwell in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord88
  2. Capitale-Nationale54
  3. Estrie48
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches26
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent15
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean12
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine11
  8. Laurentides8
  9. Centre-du-Québec7
  10. Outaouais4
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  12. Nord-du-Québec3
  13. Montérégie3
  14. Mauricie3

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Water speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquatica
European speedwellVeronica beccabunga
Germander speedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Marsh speedwellVeronica scutellata
Thymeleaf speedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Marsh seedboxLudwigia palustris
Creeping SpeedwellVeronica umbrosa
Common gypsyweedVeronica officinalis
Fringed willowherbEpilobium ciliatum
American alpine speedwellVeronica wormskjoldii
Common selfhealPrunella vulgaris
Chain speedwellVeronica catenata