Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga)

Edibility:Edible Poor

Eating notes: The leaves can be added to salads. However, they are rather bitter and so should be added sparingly.

A common plant of stream edges and wetlands

Height: 40-60cm

Leaves: Oval with shallow serrations. Grow in opposite pairs.

Flowers: Spikes of blue 4-petalled flowers growing from the leaf-nodes.

Stems: Green, fleshy and hollow.

Other: Leaf-nodes may also produce roots when in contact with water.