Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork

Marsh Speedwell Veronica scutellata Lus cré corraigh Family: Scrophulariaceae Flowering June - August. Perennial. Native. Alternate spikes of pale lilac or whitish flowers with deep blue veins are followed by notched seed capsules, longer than calyx. The narrow, small-toothed leaves are stalkless and often olive-brown. Slender, more/less erect stems to 50cm. Grows on wet ground by marshes, lake edges, bogs and in ditches. Widespread in Ireland but decreasing because of land drainage

Marsh Speedwell, Veronica scutellata, Lus cré corraigh