Common Name: common speedwell, gipsyweedScientific Name: Veronica officinalis L.Family Name: Scrophulariaceae - Figwort FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced perennial, reproducing by seed and rooting stems Stemsprostrate, hairy, rooting at nodes, mat forming; flowering stems upright Leavesopposite, oval, toothed, hairy, short petioled, all nearly same size Flowers 4-petaled, pale blue to lavender with dark lines; petals - lateral (2) and apical larger than lower; dense clusters, long unbranched stalk, axillary Seed Podsheart-shaped, hairy, notched top, short style