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Veronica persica
The flowers (8–11 mm wide) [3] are sky-blue with dark stripes and a white center. The short-stalked leaves are broadly ovate (1–2 cm), having coarsely serrated margins. V. persica has weak stems that form a dense, prostrate ground cover. Tips of stems are often ascending. Leaves on the lower stems are paired, but are alternate on the upper portion of the stem. The short-petioled leaves are longer than they are broad and coarsely toothed.
Flowering plant native of Eurasia and now widespread in the United States. This plant is typically found in areas with a history of disturbance; typical habitats include nurseries, gardens, edges of yards, moist waste areas, and borders of foundation walls.
Spotted along the trail at the Allatoona Pass Battlefield. It is a weedy plant, although it apparently is not invasive enough to be restricted in any state. (There are other Veronia sp. listed on INvasive.Org)
Spotted on Apr 27, 2013
Submitted on May 2, 2013
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