Veronica officinalis

Veronica, Paul’s Betony Speedwell Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, Sturm, 1796 Veronica officinalis(Photo by Kurt Stüber) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Veronica officinalisSeveral varieties of Veronica were known and used:  1. Male Speedwell (V. officinalis)  2. Female Speedwell (or Fluelin)    i. Round-leaved    ii. Cornered-leaved    iii. Blue-floweredThat growing at the base of Oak trees was…