Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Wild flowers 

Grey field speedwell

Veronica polita


Appearance

Small decumbent annual with sparsely-leaved stems up to 8 cm in length. Leaves short, triangular, strongly toothed, with a short stalk; coarsely hairy on underside but almsot smooth on upper surface. Stem with long hairs. Flowers single on stalk arising from base of leaf branch; very small (less than 5 mm), four petals, blue in colour with darker veining; anthers white. Seeds paired and in line, bulbous, not diverging.

Habitat

In untended patches in vegetable garden and flower borders.


Months in flower

2020
2021
2022
2023