Veronica polita, or grey field-speedwell, is a herbaceous flowering plant species in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. It has hairy stems, is either prostrate or ascending, with dull green leaves that are one of petiolate, serrate, ovate (rounded) and usually wider than long.[1]^: 94The flowers are small and bright blue.[1] The plant has solitary axillary peduncles that are shorter or slightly longer than the leaves.^{[citation needed]} It is native to Eurasia,[2] possibly including the British Isles,[1] western Asia, northern Africa, and North America, but has been introduced into suitable habitats worldwide as a weed of cultivation. It is susceptible to downy mildew disease caused by the oomycete species Peronospora agrestis.[3]

Veronica polita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Veronica
Species:	V. polita
Binomial name
Veronica polita Fr.
Synonyms
Cardia didyma Pocilla polita Veronica agrestis subsp. didyma Veronica agrestis subsp. polita Veronica alsiphila Veronica didyma Veronica nitidula Veronica thellungiana

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