Veronica persica




Family Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae)
Tribe Veroniceae
Scientific name Veronica persica Poiret
Synonyms Pocilla persica (Poiret) Fourreau; Veronica buxbaumii Tenore; Veronica diffusa Rafinesque; Veronica persica Poiret var. aschersoniana (E. B. J. Lehmann) B. Boivin; Veronica persica Poiret var. corrensiana (E. B. J. Lehmann) B. Boivin; Veronica precox Rafinesque; Veronica rotundifolia Sessé y Lacasta & Moçiño; Veronica tournefortii C. C. Gmelin subsp. aschersoniana E. B. J. Lehmann; Veronica tournefortii C. C. Gmelin subsp. corrensiana E. B. J. Lehmann; Veronica tournefortii C. C. Gmelin var. aschersoniana (E. B. J. Lehmann) Hegi; Veronica tournefortii C. C. Gmelin var. corrensiana (E. B. J. Lehmann) Hayek ex Hegi
Common name (Japanese common name) o-inu-no-fuguri (オオイヌノフグリ, 大犬陰嚢 [meaning: big testicles of dogs])
(English common name) bird-eye, cat's eyes, creeping speedwell, persian speedwell
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) [native] Eurasia, northern Africa
Habitat Roadside, fields, farm yard
Chromosomal number 2n=28
Description Plants creeping or standing 10-35cm long. Leives alternate at upper, oposite at lower. Flowers pedicels 1.5-4mm long, calyx 6-8mm long, blue corollas ca. 8mm across, flowering in January to June. Fruits ca. 3mm, seeds ca. 1.5mm long. Winter annual plants.
Reference Veronica persica Poir.
Veronica persica Poir.
Imidazole derivatives (US Patent 4246021/1981)
Carbamoyltriazoles, and their production and use (US Patent 4810271/1989)
Process for selectively controlling weeds in crops of useful plants (US Patent 4911751/1990)
Herbicidal method comprising the use of diflufenican (US Patent 5264411/1993)
Triazine derivative and a herbicide comprising the same as an effective ingredient (US Patent 5403815/1995)
Herbicidal mixtures (US Patent 5985796/1999)
Composition for regulating plant growth and a method for application thereof (US Patent 6117818/2000)
Benzoylpyrazoles and their use as herbicides (US Patent 6420317/2002)
Synergistic herbicidal mixtures (US Patent 6645911/2003)
Note Naturalized plants (first discovered in Meiji era)



February 2007
at riverside
February 2007
at riverside
February 2007
at riverside



March 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
March 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba



February 2007
at riverside
February 2007
at riverside
February 2007
at riverside



May 2007
at lowland forest edge
May 2007
at lowland forest edge