Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Veronica officinalis
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Veronica officinalis
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Veronica officinalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17 (2019)
Veronica officinalis
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Veronica officinalis var. officinalis
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Veronica officinalis var. tournefortii
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-20-010:
Veronica officinalis FAMILY Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Veronica officinalis
COMMON NAME:
Common Speedwell, Gypsyweed, Heath Speedwell
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_v_officinalis_4
May
Flowers in spikelike racemes, with extremely short pedicels, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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June Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
A hairy, reclining mat-forming plant with thick toothed elliptic leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow jkm090607_026c
June Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Corolla light blue, sometimes with darker lines, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
JK Marlow s090607_04
June Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Flowers less than 1/4" across; leaves up to 2" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Veronica officinalis
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Veronica officinalis
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Veronica officinalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17
Veronica officinalis
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Veronica officinalis var. officinalis
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Veronica officinalis var. tournefortii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-20-010:
Veronica officinalis
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Veronica officinalis
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