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Brook-pimpernell - Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Other Names:  Blue Water Speedwell, Water Speedwell, Veronica catenata

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Non-native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNA
C-value: 0


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General Description
Rhizomatous perennial. Stems ascending, simple or branched, 10–50 cm. Herbage glabrous. Leaves sessile, 2–6 cm long, lanceolate, crenate, the upper clasping. Inflorescence glabrous to sparsely glandular-pubescent, axillary racemes; pedicels 3–7 mm long. Flowers: calyx 2–3 mm long; corolla blue, 3–5 mm across; style 2–3 mm long. Capsule obovoid, 2–4 mm long, glabrous, barely notched (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Lesica (2012) treats V. catenata as a distinct species.

Species Range
Montana Range Range Descriptions

Non-native
 


Range Comments
Introduced to most of North America; native to Eurasia (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 110

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Habitat
Mud or shallow water along streams, rivers, lakes; plains, valleys (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Ecology
POLLINATORS
The following animal species have been reported as pollinators of this plant species or its genus where their geographic ranges overlap: Bombus vagans and Bombus pensylvanicus (Colla and Dumesh 2010).

Management


References
  • Literature Cited AboveLegend:   View Online Publication
    • Colla, S.R. and S. Dumesh. 2010. The bumble bees of southern Ontario: notes on natural history and distribution. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario 141:39-68.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
  • Additional ReferencesLegend:   View Online Publication
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    • Boggs, K. W. 1984. Succession in riparian communities of the lower Yellowstone River, Montana. M.S. Thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman, 107 pp.
    • Eggers, M.J.S. 2005. Riparian vegetation of the Montana Yellowstone and cattle grazing impacts thereon. M.Sc. Thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. 125 p.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
    • Sater, S. 2022. The insects of Sevenmile Creek, a pictorial guide to their diversity and ecology. Undergraduate Thesis. Helena, MT: Carroll College. 242 p.
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