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Wavy-Leaf Speedwell

Veronica undulata

Wavy-Leaf Speedwell (Veronica undulata) photographed by Devendra Bhardwaj

Image: Devendra Bhardwaj · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0 · Kanikhor, Rajasthan · Resized

Wavy-Leaf Speedwell (Veronica undulata) photographed by Devendra Bhardwaj

Image: Devendra Bhardwaj · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0 · Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan · Resized

Scientific name
Veronica undulata
Family
Plantaginaceae, order Lamiales
Group
Plant

A small wet-ground herb with pale flowers.

  • Spot it Slender stems, narrow leaves and tiny pale flowers.
  • Home Wet places and field edges.
  • Food web Tiny flies visit the flowers.
  • Why it matters Covers damp soil and feeds tiny insects.
Sources and credits

Records and field notes

  • RajasthanDevendra Bhardwaj has 2 verified records of this species on iNaturalist, between 2017 and 2020, in Jaipur and Kanikhor.[20]
  • RajasthanHis note on one photo reads “Taking from Barkheda wetland”.[20]

Sources

  1. Devendra Bhardwaj. iNaturalist observations and notes, with place and date (inaturalist.org/people/devendrabhardwaj) (field record). The observer's own dated records and notes, with places. Statements in his notes are his own and were not independently checked by KJVF.
  2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and GBIF species data (family, order, Hindi names, IUCN category) (database). Open biodiversity data. Used for classification, Hindi common names and the IUCN category where one is given.
  3. Short introductions and key points written with AI help (Google Gemini and Claude) and checked against GBIF where possible (reference). AI-assisted text for general readers. Please check important details before relying on them.

The tag before each record shows the place it was checked for.

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