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Veronica didyma

Tenore

Gray Field Speedwell

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(c) Andrew Conboy, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Description

A temperate herb in the Plantaginaceae family.

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Edible Uses

The leaves are edible.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Japan,

Notes

There are about 250 Veronica species. Also put in the family Scrophulariaceae.

References (3)

  • Fl. napol. 1:6. 1811
  • Kang, Y., et al, 2012, Wild food plants and wild edible fungi in two valleys on the Qinling Mountains (Shaanxi, central China) Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine; 9:26
  • Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/

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