Common Name: purslane speedwellScientific Name: Veronica peregrina L.Family Name: Scrophulariaceae - Figwort FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative annual or winter annual, reproducing by seed Stemsupright, smooth or very fine hairs, branched near base, fleshy Leaves lower oblong to oblanceolate, opposite, short petioles, slightly toothed; upper alternate, sessile, mostly entire margins, smaller and narrower above; all leaves fleshy Flowers4-petaled, white, inconspicuous; petals - lateral (2) and apical larger than lower; solitary, short stalked, axillary Seed Podsheart-shaped, smooth, notched top, short style