Photographs: Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

Green Field-speedwell Veronica agrestis Lus cré léana Family: Scrophulariaceae Flowering time: March-November. Annual. Introduced. White or pale bluish-white flowers with a white lower petal and blunt, oblong sepals. The fruit capsule is 2-lobed with glandular hairs. The pale green leaves are downy, oval and toothed with short stalks. A branched and spreading plant with flower-stalks that are shorter than the leaves. Well-drained, acidic soil in gardens, waste and arable land. Decreasing Similar: Common Field-speedwell, V.persica has longer flower stalks

Green Field-speedwell, Veronica agrestis, Lus cré léana