Irish wildflowers sitemap
Photographs: Bantry, Co.Cork 
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Wood Speedwell Axillary pale blue-mauve flowers, white centre, deep blue veins. Seed capsule flattened, longer than calyx. Pale green leaves, hairy, stalked, coarse-toothed. Sprawling or ascending stems. Main stem hairy all round. Height: 10-30 cm. Woods and hedgebanks on base-rich soils. Occasional. Similar: Germander Speedwell, V. chamaedrys. Darker blue flowers. Leaves usually stalk-less. 
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