Heath Speedwell
Taken at Wigtown on 1st June 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.
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Taken at Derwent Water on 1st July 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File

Taken at Loch Katrine on 9th July 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode Fact File
Heath Speedwell.
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AKA:
Veronica officinalis.
Lamiales.
Plantaginaceae.
Herbaceous Perennial.
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Grows in fields and takes hold in areas that have been disturbed.
Stems: 10 - 50 cms long.
Historically the green parts of the plant have been used medicinally for coughs, gastrointestinal distress and inflammatory diseases of the middle ear.