Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond). No other speedwell quite like it when you take into account the giss and leaves - see later images.

Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) (08/05/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond). No other speedwell quite like it when you take into account the giss and leaves - see later images.

Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) (08/05/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond). Flowers in a spike, unlike other speedwells.

Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) (08/05/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond). Lots of unopened buds, some just opening.

Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) (08/05/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond). You can see the green ovary in this one.

Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond). Two stamens with pollen-covered anthers, and the discoid stigma atop its slightly purple style.

Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) (08/05/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond). Two stamens with pollen-covered anthers, and the discoid stigma atop its slightly purple style.

Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) (08/05/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond). The giss of the plant - very distinctive leaves.

Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) (08/05/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond).

Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond). Growing in a marshy bit right by the pond. It can be also in shallow water.

Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) (08/05/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond). Growing in a marshy bit right by the pond. It can be also in shallow water.

Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond). Like a lot of water plants, it has quite a robust stem.

Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) (08/05/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond). Like a lot of water plants, it has quite a robust stem.

Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) (08/05/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond). Classic leaves.

Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) (08/05/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond).

Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond). The stems are quite woody and thick and have two pairs of tiny leaflets emerging from the two leaves.

Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) (08/05/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond). The stems are quite woody and thick and have two pairs of tiny leaflets emerging from the two leaves.