Heath speedwell spotted and verified in Michigan's Iron County
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Citizen Science
Heath speedwell creeping through a lawn or forest edge is easy to overlook, but spotting and logging it helps naturalists track where this low-growing wildflower is spreading or holding ground across the Upper Midwest.
A volunteer naturalist found and documented heath speedwell growing in Iron County, Michigan, and the sighting was confirmed as research-grade on iNaturalist. Heath speedwell is a low, mat-forming plant with tiny lavender-blue flowers that often appears in dry, open woods and disturbed ground. Records like this build a clearer picture of where the plant actually grows today.
Key Findings
Research-grade observation of heath speedwell confirmed in Iron County, Michigan
Sighting extends documented presence of Veronica officinalis in Michigan's Upper Peninsula region
Observation contributed to the iNaturalist citizen-science database
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A research-grade observation of heath speedwell (Veronica officinalis) was recorded in Iron County, Michigan. This citizen-science sighting confirms the plant's presence in the Upper Peninsula region.
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heath speedwell (Veronica officinalis) observed in Iron County, US-MI, US
Research-grade observation of heath speedwell in Iron County, US-MI, US.
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Veronica officinalis, the heath speedwell, common gypsyweed, common speedwell, or Paul's betony, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. It is native to Europe and western Asia. It has been introduced to North America and is widely naturalised there.