Veronica (plant)

Taxobox
name = "Veronica"

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image_width = 220px
image_caption = "Veronica chamaedrys"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Plantaginaceae
genus = "Veronica"
genus_authority = L.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

"Veronica" is the largest genus in the flowering plant family Plantaginaceae, with about 500 species; it was formerly classified in the family Scrophulariaceae. Taxonomy for this genus is currently being reanalysed, with the genus "Hebe" and the related Australasian genera "Derwentia", "Detzneria", "Chionohebe", "Heliohebe", "Leonohebe" and "Parahebe" included by many botanists. Common names include speedwell, bird's eye, and gypsyweed.

The species are herbaceous annuals or perennials, and also shrubs or small trees if "Hebe" is included. Most of the species are from the temperate Northern Hemisphere, though with some species from the Southern Hemisphere; "Hebe" is mostly from New Zealand.

Species of "Veronica" are used as food plants by the larvae of some species of Lepidoptera, including the Grizzled Skipper.

Uses and edibility

American speedwell is edible and nutritious and is reported to have a flavor similar to watercress. Native Americans used "Veronica" species as an expectorant tea to alleviate bronchial congestion associated with asthma and allergies. The plant can be confused with skullcap and other members of the mint family. Members of the mint family have square sided stems, and "Veronica" species have rounded stems, and are easily distinguished from skullcap. [Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West, Gregory L. Tilford, ISBN 0-87842-359-1]

pecies

[
Veronica montana" (Mountain Speedwell)]

*"Veronica abyssinica"
Abyssinian Speedwell
*"Veronica acinifolia"
French Speedwell
*"Veronica acipetala"
*"Veronica acrotheca"
*"Veronica adamsii"
*"Veronica agrestis"
Green Field-speedwell
*"Veronica alaskensis"
*"Veronica alatavica"
*"Veronica albicans"
*"Veronica albiflora"
*"Veronica allahuekberensis"
*"Veronica allionii"
*"Veronica alpina"
Alpine Speedwell
*"Veronica americana"
American Brooklime
*"Veronica amoena"
*"Veronica amplexicaulis"
*"Veronica anagallis-aquatica"
Water Speedwell
*"Veronica anagalloides"
*"Veronica angustissima"
*"Veronica annulata"
*"Veronica antalyensis"
*"Veronica aphylla"
*"Veronica aragonensis"
*"Veronica archboldii"
*"Veronica arcuata"
*"Veronica arenaria"
*"Veronica arganthera"
*"Veronica argute-serrata"
*"Veronica armena"
Armenian Speedwell
*"Veronica armstrongii"
*"Veronica arvensis"
Wall Speedwell
*"Veronica aucheri"
*"Veronica austriaca"
Austrian Speedwell
*"Veronica avromanica"
*"Veronica aznavourii"
*"Veronica bachofenii"
*"Veronica balansae"
*"Veronica baranetzkii"
*"Veronica barkeri"
*"Veronica barrelieri"
*"Veronica baumgartenii"
*"Veronica baylyi"
*"Veronica beccabunga"
Brooklime
*"Veronica bellidioides"
*"Veronica benthamii"
*"Veronica besseya"
*"Veronica biggarii"
*"Veronica biloba"
*"Veronica birleyi"
*"Veronica bishopiana"
*"Veronica blakelyi"
*"Veronica bogosensis"
*"Veronica bollonsii"
*"Veronica bombycina"
*"Veronica borisovae"
*"Veronica bozakmanii"
*"Veronica brachysiphon"
*"Veronica brassii"
*"Veronica breviracemosa"
*"Veronica brevistyla"
*"Veronica brownii"
*"Veronica buchananii"
*"Veronica bucharica"
*"Veronica bullii"
*"Veronica bungei"
*"Veronica cachemirica"
*"Veronica caespitosa"
*"Veronica calcicola"
*"Veronica californica"
*"Veronica calycina"
Cup Speedwell
*"Veronica campylopoda"
*"Veronica cana"
*"Veronica canbyi"
*"Veronica canterburiensis"
*"Veronica capillipes"
*"Veronica capitata"
*"Veronica cardiocarpa"
*"Veronica carminea"
*"Veronica carstensensis"
*"Veronica catarractae"
*"Veronica catenata"
*"Veronica caucasica"
Caucasian Speedwell
*"Veronica ceratocarpa"
*"Veronica cetikiana"
*"Veronica chamaedryoides"
Greek Germander Speedwell
*"Veronica chamaedrys"
Germander Speedwell
*"Veronica chamaepithyoides"
*"Veronica chathamica"
*"Veronica chayuensis"
*"Veronica cheesemanii"
*"Veronica chinoalpina"
*"Veronica chionantha"
*"Veronica ciliata"
*"Veronica ciliolata"
*"Veronica cinerea"
*"Veronica cockayneana"
*"Veronica colensoi"
*"Veronica colostylis"
*"Veronica continua"
*"Veronica copelandii"
*"Veronica corriganii"
*"Veronica crinita"
*"Veronica crista-galli"
Cock's-crest Speedwell
*"Veronica cryptomorpha"
*"Veronica cuneifolia"
*"Veronica cupressoides"
*"Veronica cusickii"
Cusick's Speedwell
*"Veronica cymbalaria"
Pale Speedwell
*"Veronica czerniakowskiana"
*"Veronica dabneyi"
Azores Speedwell
*"Veronica daghestanica"
*"Veronica daranica"
*"Veronica daurica"
*"Veronica davisii"
*"Veronica debilis"
*"Veronica decora"
*"Veronica decorosa"
*"Veronica decumbens"
*"Veronica deltigera"
*"Veronica densiflora"
*"Veronica derwentiana"
*"Veronica dichrus"
*"Veronica dieffenbachii"
*"Veronica dilatata"
*"Veronica dillenii"
*"Veronica diosmifolia"
*"Veronica diosmoides"
*"Veronica dissecta"
*"Veronica distans"
*"Veronica donii"
*"Veronica elliptica"
*"Veronica elmaliensis"
*"Veronica emodii"
*"Veronica epacridea"
*"Veronica erinoides"
*"Veronica eriogyne"
*"Veronica euphrasiifolia"
*"Veronica evenosa"
*"Veronica evexa"
*"Veronica fargesii"
*"Veronica farinosa"
*"Veronica fedtschenkoi"
*"Veronica ferganica"
*"Veronica filifolia"
*"Veronica filiformis"
Slender Speedwell
*"Veronica filipes"
*"Veronica flavida"
*"Veronica formosa"
*"Veronica forrestii"
*"Veronica fragilis"
*"Veronica francispetae"
*"Veronica fridericae"
*"Veronica fruticans"
Rock Speedwell
*"Veronica fruticulosa"
*"Veronica fuhsii"
*"Veronica galathica"
*"Veronica gaubae"
*"Veronica gentianoides"
Gentian Speedwell
*"Veronica gibbsii"
*"Veronica glandulosa"
*"Veronica glauca"
*"Veronica glaucophylla"
*"Veronica gorbunovii"
*"Veronica gracilis"
*"Veronica grandiflora"
*"Veronica grisebachii"
*"Veronica grosseserrata"
*"Veronica gunae"
*"Veronica haastii"
*"Veronica hectorii"
*"Veronica hederifolia"
Ivy-leaved Speedwell
*"Veronica henryi"
*"Veronica hillebrandii"
*"Veronica himalensis"
*"Veronica hispidula"
*"Veronica hookeri"
*"Veronica hookeriana"
*"Veronica hulkeana"
*"Veronica idahoensis"
*"Veronica incana"
Silver Speedwell
*"Veronica inflexa"
*"Veronica insularis"
*"Veronica intercedens"
*"Veronica ionantha"
*"Veronica jacquinii"
Jacquin's Speedwell
*"Veronica japonensis"
*"Veronica javanica"
*"Veronica kaiseri"
*"Veronica kellowiae"
*"Veronica khorassanica"
*"Veronica kiusiana"
*"Veronica kopetdaghensis"
*"Veronica kopgecidiensis"
*"Veronica kotschyana"
*"Veronica krumovii"
Bulgarian Germander Speedwell
*"Veronica krylovii"
*"Veronica kurdica"
*"Veronica laeta"
*"Veronica lanceolata"
*"Veronica lanosa"
*"Veronica lanuginosa"
*"Veronica lavaudiana"
*"Veronica laxa"
*"Veronica laxissima"
*"Veronica leiocarpa"
*"Veronica leiophylla"
*"Veronica lendenfeldii"
*"Veronica ligustrifolia"
*"Veronica lilliputiana"
*"Veronica linariifolia"
Linear-leaved Speedwell
*"Veronica linifolia"
*"Veronica lithophila"
*"Veronica liwanensis"
*"Veronica longifolia"
Long-Leaved Speedwell
*"Veronica longipedicellata"
*"Veronica longipetiolata"
*"Veronica luetkeana"
*"Veronica lyalii"
*"Veronica lycica"
Lycian Speedwell
*"Veronica lycopodioides"
*"Veronica lysimachioides"
*"Veronica macrantha"
*"Veronica macrocalyx"
*"Veronica macrocarpa"
*"Veronica macropoda"
*"Veronica macrostachya"
*"Veronica macrostemon"
*"Veronica macrostemonoides"
*"Veronica magentea"
*"Veronica magna"
*"Veronica mampodrensis"
*"Veronica masoniae"
*"Veronica mazanderanae"
*"Veronica mexicana"
Mexican Speedwell
*"Veronica michauxii"
*"Veronica micrantha"
*"Veronica microcarpa"
*"Veronica minuta"
*"Veronica miqueliana"
*"Veronica mirabilis"
*"Veronica missurica"
*"Veronica monantha"
*"Veronica montana"
Wood Speedwell
*"Veronica montbretii"
*"Veronica monticola"
*"Veronica mooreae"
*"Veronica morrisonicola"
*"Veronica multifida"
*"Veronica muratae"
*"Veronica murrellii"
*"Veronica myosotoides"
*"Veronica nakaiana"
*"Veronica nevadensis"
*"Veronica nevskii"
*"Veronica niicola"
*"Veronica nipponica"
*"Veronica nipponica"
*"Veronica nivea"
*"Veronica notabilis"
*"Veronica notialis"
*"Veronica novae-hollandiae"
*"Veronica nummularia"
*"Veronica nutans"
American Alpine Speedwell
*"Veronica oblongifolia"
*"Veronica obtusata"
*"Veronica ochracea"
*"Veronica odora"
*"Veronica oetaea"
*"Veronica officinalis"
Heath Speedwell
*"Veronica olgensis"
*"Veronica oligosperma"
*"Veronica oltensis"
*"Veronica oltensis"
*"Veronica onoei"
*"Veronica opaca"
*"Veronica orbelica"
*"Veronica orbiculata"
*"Veronica orchidea"
*"Veronica orientalis"
*"Veronica ornata"
*"Veronica orsiniana"
*"Veronica ovata"
*"Veronica oxycarpa"
*"Veronica paederotae"
*"Veronica panormitana"
*"Veronica papuana"
*"Veronica pareora"
*"Veronica parnkalliana"
*"Veronica parviflora"
*"Veronica pauciramosa"
*"Veronica paysonii"
*"Veronica pectinata"
*"Veronica peduncularis"
*"Veronica pentasepala"
*"Veronica perbella"
*"Veronica peregrina"
American Speedwell
*"Veronica perfoliata"
Digger's Speedwell
*"Veronica persica"
Common Field-speedwell
*"Veronica petraea"
*"Veronica petriei"
*"Veronica phormiiphila"
*"Veronica pimeleoides"
*"Veronica pinguifolia"
*"Veronica pinnata"
*"Veronica piroliformis"
*"Veronica planopetiolata"
*"Veronica plantaginea"
*"Veronica platycarpa"
*"Veronica plebeia"
*"Veronica polifolia"
*"Veronica polita"
Grey Field Speedwell
*"Veronica polium"
*"Veronica poljensis"
*"Veronica ponae"
*"Veronica poppelwellii"
*"Veronica porphyriana"
*"Veronica praecox"
Breckland Speedwell
*"Veronica propinqua"
*"Veronica prostrata"
Sprawling Speedwell
*"Veronica pubescens"
*"Veronica pusilla"
*"Veronica pyrethrina"
*"Veronica qingheensis"
*"Veronica quadrifaria"
*"Veronica quezelii"
*"Veronica rakaiensis"
*"Veronica ramosissima"
*"Veronica ranunculina"
*"Veronica raoulii"
*"Veronica rapensis"
*"Veronica rechingeri"
*"Veronica regina-nivalis"
*"Veronica reuteriana"
*"Veronica rhodopea"
*"Veronica riae"
*"Veronica rigidula"
*"Veronica ritteriana"
*"Veronica robusta"
*"Veronica rockii"
*"Veronica rosea"
*"Veronica rotunda"
*"Veronica rubra"
*"Veronica rubrifolia"
*"Veronica rupicola"
*"Veronica ruprechtii"
*"Veronica sachalinensis"
*"Veronica sajanensis"
*"Veronica salicifolia"
*"Veronica salicornioides"
*"Veronica samuelssonii"
*"Veronica sartoriana"
*"Veronica saturejoides"
*"Veronica saxosa"
*"Veronica scardica"
*"Veronica scheereri"
*"Veronica schistosa"
*"Veronica schizantha"
*"Veronica schmidtiana"
*"Veronica scopulorum"
*"Veronica scutellata"
Marsh Speedwell
*"Veronica senex"
*"Veronica sennenii"
*"Veronica serpyllifolia"
Thyme-leaved Speedwell
*"Veronica serpylloides"
*"Veronica siaretensis"
*"Veronica sibthorpioides"
*"Veronica sieboldiana"
*"Veronica sieboldiana"
*"Veronica simensis"
*"Veronica sobolifera"
*"Veronica societatis"
*"Veronica spathulata"
*"Veronica speciosa"
*"Veronica spectabilis"
*"Veronica spicata"
Spiked Speedwell
*"Veronica spuria"
*"Veronica stamatiadae"
*"Veronica stelleri"
*"Veronica stenophylla"
*"Veronica stewartii"
*"Veronica stricta"
*"Veronica strictissima"
*"Veronica strigosa"
*"Veronica stylophora"
*"Veronica subalpina"
*"Veronica subfulvida"
*"Veronica subsessilis"
*"Veronica subtilis"
*"Veronica surculosa"
*"Veronica sutchuensis"
*"Veronica syriaca"
*"Veronica szechuanica"
*"Veronica taigischensis"
*"Veronica tairawhiti"
*"Veronica taiwanalpina"
*"Veronica taiwanica"
*"Veronica taurica"
*"Veronica tauricola"
*"Veronica teberdensis"
*"Veronica telephiifolia"
*"Veronica tenuifolia"
*"Veronica tenuissima"
*"Veronica tetragona"
*"Veronica tetrasticha"
*"Veronica teucrium"
Large Speedwell
*"Veronica thessalica"
*"Veronica thomsonii"
*"Veronica thymifolia"
*"Veronica thymoides"
*"Veronica tianschanica"
*"Veronica tibetica"
*"Veronica topiaria"
*"Veronica townsonii"
*"Veronica traversii"
*"Veronica treadwellii"
*"Veronica trichadena"
*"Veronica trifida"
*"Veronica triloba"
Three-lobed Speedwell
*"Veronica triphyllos"
Fingered Speedwell
*"Veronica truncatula"
*"Veronica tsinglingensis"
*"Veronica tubata"
*"Veronica tumida"
*"Veronica turrilliana"
*"Veronica umbrosa"
*"Veronica undulata"
*"Veronica urticifolia"
Nettle-leaved Speedwell
*"Veronica urvilleana"
*"Veronica utahensis"
*"Veronica vandellioides"
*"Veronica vanderwateri"
*"Veronica velutina"
*"Veronica vendetta-deae"
*"Veronica venustula"
*"Veronica verna"
Spring Speedwell
*"Veronica vernicosa"
*"Veronica vindobonensis"
Viennese Germander Speedwell
*"Veronica viscosa"
*"Veronica wormskjoldii"
Wormskjold's Speedwell
*"Veronica wyomingensis"
*"Veronica yildirimlii"
*"Veronica yunnanensis"
*"Veronica yushanchienshanica"
*"Veronica zygantha"

References