The flora of PĂ©rigord in South-West France is abundant and diverse. In this blog you can find, in pictures, brief encounters with several hundreds of wild flowers and plants as they grow here in French Perigord. Following the seasons other species are added. An index of scientific and English names you find below on the right.

Corine Oosterlee is a botanist and photographer and she offers guided Botanical Walks and other activities around plants and vegetation in nature in Perigord. Do you want to know more? On www.baladebotanique.fr you can find more information. For Corine's photography see www.corineoosterlee.com. Both websites also in English.

Enjoy!




April 20, 2020

Wall Speedwell


Most Speedwells have blue flowers and Wall Speedwell (Veronica arvensis) is no exception. And its flowers are really tiny.





As is also the whole plant, here early in the season in a dry meadow.






In its corolla the petals are joint together to form a kind of funnel. Every plant makes a lot of flowers but because they are short-lived and easily fall off you mostly see buds and fruits.






The fruits are heart-shaped with often a remnant of a style still visible. The stalks get longer after flowering to make place for all those fruits.







Wall Speedwell is a common plant. As it name says, it grows on top of stone walls but also in fields, gardens and open spaces in meadows. Or as here in a spot where last year someone made a fire of branches.