familyPlantaginaceae
genusVeronica
speciesVeronica officinalis

Veronica officinalis

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 11. 1753.

Dirk C. Albach
Common names: Common speedwell véronique officinale
Introduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 311. Mentioned on page 305, 306.

Perennials. Stems creeping, decumbent to ascending distally, 10–40 (–50) cm, densely eglandular-hairy, rarely glabrate or glabrous. Leaves: blade ovate, ovate-oblong, or obovate, (8–) 20–35 (–50) × (3–) 10–20 (–30) mm, 1.5–2 times as long as wide, base attenuate to cuneate or obtuse, margins dentate, denticulate, or serrulate, apex obtuse to rounded, surfaces sparsely to densely eglandular-hairy, rarely glabrate. Racemes 1–4 (–8), axillary, 40–60 mm, 10–35 (–40) -flowered, axis densely to sparsely eglandular-hairy, sometimes also glandular-hairy, rarely glabrate; bracts linear-lanceolate or narrowly ovate, (1.5–) 3–4 (–5) mm. Pedicels erect, (0.5–) 1–2 (–3) mm, shorter than subtending bract, densely eglandular-hairy, rarely glandular-hairy or glabrate. Flowers: calyx 4 (or 5) -lobed, lobes 2–3.5 (–4) mm, apex obtuse, glandular and eglandular-hairy; corolla pale blue-lilac to pale-pink, rarely white with pink veins, 6–8 mm diam.; stamens 2.8–3.4 mm; style 2.5–3 (–4) mm. Capsules compressed in cross-section, triangulate-obdeltoid to obcordiform, 3–5 × 4–5 mm, apex rounded or truncate, rarely emarginate, glandular-hairy, rarely glabrous. Seeds 9–24, brown to yellow, ellipsoid, ovoid, or obovoid, flat, 0.8–1.6 × (0.3–) 0.6–1.2 mm, 0.2–0.3 mm thick, smooth. 2n = 18, 36 (Europe).


Phenology: Flowering (Apr–)Jun–Jul(–Aug).
Habitat: Forests, meadows, pastures, scrub, ruderal places.
Elevation: 0–1600 m.

Distribution

Introduced; Greenland, St. Pierre and Miquelon, B.C., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Calif., Conn., Del., D.C., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mont., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo., Eurasia, in s South America (Chile)

Discussion

Veronica ×tournefortii Villars [V. officinalis var. tournefortii (Villars) Dumortier] refers to the hybrid between V. officinalis and V. allionii Villars in Europe and is not applicable to any North American plant.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
36 +  and 18 +
Abaxial lobe quantity
3 +
Adaxial lobe quantity
1 +
Androecium position
hypogynous +
Apex architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Apex architecture or shape
emarginate;truncate +
Apex pubescence
glabrous +, glandular-hairy +  and eglandular-hairy +
Apex shape
rounded +  and obtuse +
Author
Dirk C. Albach +
Authority
Linnaeus +
Axis pubescence
glabrate +, glandular-hairy +  and eglandular-hairy +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Base shape
attenuate;cuneate or obtuse +
Blade atypical length
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Blade atypical width
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Blade l w ratio
1.5-2 +
Blade length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Blade shape
obovate;ovate-oblong;obovate;ovate-oblong;ovate +
Blade texture
not leathery +  and not fleshy +
Blade width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bract atypical some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Bract presence
absent +
Bract shape
ovate;linear-lanceolate +
Bract some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Bracteole presence
absent +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx shape
4-lobed +
Capsule length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Capsule shape
triangulate-obdeltoid +  and obcordiform +
Capsule width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Center coloration
darker +, reddish +  and lighter +
Common name
Common speedwell +  and véronique officinale +
Corolla architecture
bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla coloration
white +, pale blue-lilac +  and pale-pink +
Corolla diameter
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Corolla shape
campanulate +, short-tubular +  and rotate +
Distribution
Greenland +, St. Pierre and Miquelon +, B.C. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Calif. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Ga. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mont. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +, Eurasia +  and in s South America (Chile) +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
0–1600 m. +
Embryo course
curved +  and straight +
Endosperm presence
absent +
Filament pubescence
glabrous +
Flower quantity
1 +  and 4 +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruits capsule dehiscence
loculicidal +
Habitat
Forests, meadows, pastures, scrub, ruderal places. +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Inflorescence position
axillary +  and terminal +
Introduced
true +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +  and opposite +
Leaf duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Leaf position
cauline +
Lobe atypical some measurement
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Lobe quantity
4 (?) +
Lobe shape
linear;suborbiculate or triangular-cordate +
Lobe some measurement
? (?) +
Margin architecture or shape
serrate +, dentate +  and entire +
Margin quantity
3 (7) +
Margin shape
serrulate +, denticulate +  and dentate +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
2-locular +
Ovary arrangement
axile +  and parietal +
Ovary placentation
axile +
Ovary position
basal +, apical +  and superior +
Ovule architecture
tenuinucellate +, unitegmic +  and hemitropous +
Ovule orientation
campylotropous +, hemianatropous +  and anatropous +
Panicle architecture
spiciform +
Pedicel atypical some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Pedicel height or length or size
shorter +
Pedicel orientation
erect +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
glabrate +, glandular-hairy +  and eglandular-hairy +
Pedicel some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering (Apr–)Jun–Jul(–Aug). +
Pistil architecture
2-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Publication title
Sp. Pl. +
Publication year
1753 +
Raceme architecture
10-35(-40)-flowered +
Raceme atypical quantity
4 (8) +
Raceme position
axillary +
Raceme quantity
1;4 +
Raceme some measurement
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Reference
None +
Rhizome growth form or orientation
creeping +
Rhizome presence
absent +
Rim presence
absent +
Rim size
minute +
Seed architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Seed atypical quantity
1 (4) +
Seed coloration
brown +  and yellow +
Seed prominence or shape
flat +
Seed quantity
9;24 +
Seed shape
obovoid +, ovoid +  and ellipsoid +
Seed thickness
0.2mm +  and 0.3mm +
Sepal atypical quantity
2 (4) +
Sepal fusion
connate +
Sepal quantity
4 +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V17/V17 751.xml +
Special status
Introduced +
Stamen atypical quantity
1 (3) +
Stamen fusion
adnate +
Stamen quantity
2 +
Stamen some measurement
0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br /> (0.34 cm3.4 mm <br />0.0034 m <br />) +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode variability
equal +
Stem architecture
eglandular +  and glandular +
Stem atypical some measurement
40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
Stem growth form
climbing +  and scrambling +
Stem growth form or orientation
creeping +
Stem orientation
decumbent;ascending +
Stem presence
absent +
Stem pubescence
glabrous +, glabrate +  and eglandular-hairy +
Stem some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Stigma quantity
1 +
Stigma shape
pointed +  and capitate +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style atypical quantity
0 (?) +
Style atypical some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Style quantity
1 +
Style some measurement
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Surface pubescence
glabrate +  and eglandular-hairy +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Veronica officinalis +
Taxon parent
Veronica +
Taxon rank
species +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
Vein coloration
pink +
Volume
Volume 17 +
Whole-organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism duration
annual +, biennial +  and perennial +
Whole organism growth form
subshrub +  and herb +
Whole organism nutrition
autotrophic +
Whole organism texture
fleshy +
Wing presence
absent +
Wing quantity
9 +