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Creeping Speedwell
Veronica umbrosa
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
bird's-eye speedwellVeronica persica
Slender speedwellVeronica filiformis
American brooklimeVeronica americana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Russia | 684 |
|---|---|
| Krasnodar Krai | 666 |
| Ukraine | 278 |
| Autonomous Republic of Crimea | 195 |
| Sevastopol | 82 |
| United Kingdom | 28 |
| England | 27 |
| Oregon | 20 |
| Adygea | 12 |
| North Carolina | 11 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales |
| Family | Plantain Family · Plantaginaceae |
| Genus | speedwells · Veronica |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Creeping Speedwell with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.