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Veronica
Leaves: serrate-toothed, approximately 2 1/2" long and half as wide; surface covered in small soft hairs. Paired leaves alternate from each other. Inflorescence: A spike-like cluster of white flowers blooming from the bottom up on a hairy flowering stem. Stem's full height had not yet been achieved. Each flower has hairy tepals, 4 petals, 2 stamen, one pistol, and a superior ovary. The bottom petal is more narrow than the other 3, they are white with blue veins. The root system was not observed but given the natural spacing between plants, I am guessing it was rhizomatous.
This small herbaceous plant was found growing in a moist, coniferous forest floor in partial shade.
Plant neighbors were not noted but the ground is covered with the needles of the Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla).
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