▁very ▁quickly ▁upon ▁pick ing , ▁which ▁has ▁given ▁it ▁the ▁ir onic ▁name ▁" M änn ert reu ", ▁or ▁" men ' s ▁faithful ness " ▁in ▁German . ▁ ▁Ver onica ▁ch ama ed rys ▁is ▁a ▁common , ▁hard y ▁tur f ▁we ed ▁when ▁it ▁inv ades ▁tur f ▁and ▁la wn s . ▁It ▁cre eps ▁along ▁the ▁ground , ▁spread ing ▁by ▁sending ▁down ▁roots ▁at ▁the ▁stem ▁nodes . ▁It ▁is ▁propag ated ▁both ▁by ▁seed ▁and ▁stem ▁fragments . ▁Le aves ▁may ▁def oli ate ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁and ▁winter ▁but ▁the ▁st ems ▁will ▁grow ▁again ▁next ▁season . ▁ ▁Un like ▁at ▁least ▁five ▁other ▁common ▁speed well ▁tur f ▁we eds , ▁such ▁as ▁corn ▁speed well ▁( Ver onica ▁ar v ensis ), ▁the ▁leaves ▁are ▁opposite ▁both ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁and ▁lower ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁plant . ▁See ▁the ▁Ver onica ▁for ▁special ▁we ed ▁control ▁consider ations . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁This ▁species ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁Europe ▁and ▁Asia ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁U ral ▁Mountains . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁on ▁other ▁contin ents ▁as ▁an ▁introduced ▁species . ▁ ▁Us es ▁Ver onica ▁ch ama ed rys ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁traditional ▁Aust rian ▁her bal ▁medicine ▁internally ▁( as ▁tea ) ▁for ▁dis orders ▁of ▁the ▁nerv ous ▁system , ▁resp ir atory ▁tract , ▁card i ov asc ular ▁system , ▁and ▁met abol ism . ▁In ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁Britain , ▁the ▁plant ▁had