chain speedwell

Veronica catenata

Member of blue water-speedwell complex (complex Veronica anagallis-aquatica)
speedwells (genus Veronica)
plantain family (family Plantaginaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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• 15–25 flowers in each axillary raceme
• corolla 3–5 mm, pink with pale purple lines
• sessile leaves
• leaf length 3–5 × width
• rare

Toxicity of veronica (Veronica spp.):
0 – Non-toxic.

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Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora