Veronica wormskjoldii Roem. & Schult.
Wormskjold's Alpine Speedwell (alpine speedwell; American alpine speedwell; Spring Speedwell; Thyme-leaved Speedwell)
Plantaginaceae (Mare's-tail family)
(Previously in Scrophulariaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Wormskjold's Alpine Speedwell (alpine speedwell; American alpine speedwell; Spring Speedwell; Thyme-leaved Speedwell)
Plantaginaceae (Mare's-tail family)
(Previously in Scrophulariaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Veronica wormskjoldii var. wormskjoldii
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a shallow rhizome; stems erect or decumbent at the base; 10-30 cm tall, simple, long wavy-hairy, also glandular in the inflorescence.
Leaves:
Opposite, unstalked, elliptic to lanceolate, 1-4 cm long, entire to blunt-toothed, smooth to long-wavy-hairy.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a terminal bracted raceme, at first compact then elongating, of several stalked flowers; corollas violet-purple to light blue, saucer-shaped, 6-10 mm across, irregularly 4-lobed, the lobes much longer than the short tube, the upper lobe largest, the lowest lobe narrower than the others; calyces glandular-hairy, deeply 4-lobed, the lobes lanceolate, 3-6 mm long; styles short, 1-3 mm long; stamens 2, exerted, the filaments 1-1.5 mm long.
Fruits:
Capsules, 4-7 mm long, flattened, heart-shaped, longer than wide, notched at the tip, glandular-hairy; seeds numerous, flat, about 1 mm long.
USDA Species Characteristics
Flower Colour:
Blue
Blooming Period:
Summer
Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present over the Summer
Source: The USDA
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Veronica wormskjoldii
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1869 | 5 | 2562 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
21 | 0 | 300 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
170 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
926 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(102), BAFA(111), BWBS(2), cma(3), CWH(4), ESSF(483), ICH(7), IDF(5), IMA(34), MH(12), MS(41), SBPS(1), SBS(14), SWB(33) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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