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Plantaginaceae
Brooklime
Veronica beccabunga
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- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Veronica
- Native to
- Europe, Asia, North Africa
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- semi-aquatic perennial
- Height
- 0.3-1 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- wet, muddy, stream banks
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Brooklime was historically eaten as a salad green and is rich in vitamin C, once used to prevent scurvy.
- The succulent stems and leaves are edible and have a slightly bitter, watercress-like flavor.
- Its species name beccabunga is thought to derive from a German word for brook plant.
- It grows with its roots submerged in water and its stems and flowers above the surface.
- In medieval herbal medicine, it was prescribed to cleanse the blood and treat skin conditions.
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