Photographs: Co. Cork

Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Lus cré eidhneach Family: Scrophulariaceae Flowering: April-June. Annual. Introduced. Small pale lilac-blue flowers in leaf axils, seed capsules with 2-4 seeds. The stalked leaves are ivy-shaped, hairy, pinnate lobed and toothed. Sprawling growth to 15cm   V. hederifolia subsp. hederifolia: blue anthers.   V. hederifolia subsp. lucorum: paler flowers, pale anthers. Found on waste ground and in woods, hedgerows and cultivated ground. Widespread but less frequent in the west of Ireland

Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Veronica hederifolia, Lus cré eidhneach