Low growing herbaceous plant, Central Texas 9a (mander.xyz)

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Morning y'all, anyone able to identify this "weed?" It grows very low to the ground and has tiny blue flowers. Seems to be one of the first bloomers of the year

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[-] SciBot@mander.xyz 2 points 3 months ago

Automatic identification via PlantNet summary

Most likely match: Veronica polita Fr.

Common name	Scientific name	Likeliness
Gray field speedwell	Veronica polita	84.94 %
Creeping speedwell	Veronica filiformis	2.00 %
Ivy-leaved Speedwell	Veronica hederifolia	1.79 %
Field Speedwell	Veronica agrestis	1.57 %
Bird s-eye	Veronica persica	1.24 %

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