The species is native to Europe and a common weed in gardens, pastures, waste places, and cultivated land.

Each leaf, 1.5 to 2.5 centimetres (0.59 to 0.98 in) in length, is ovate, or triangular with a truncated or slightly cordate base, with coarse teeth.

Borne in a raceme, initially compact but elongating with age, the flowers are pale blue to blue-violet, 2 to 3 mm in diameter, four-lobed with a narrow lowest lobe.

[4] Veronica arvensis plants go through changes in their germination[5] due to temperature and light that control the timing of growth in buried seed reserves.

It is also used as a remedy for scrofulous affections, especially of the skin, and is bruised and applied externally for healing burns and ulcers.