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Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.
water speedwell

       
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Photo of Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.

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Synonyms:
Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.

  VEAN3 Veronica anagallis L.
  VECA7 Veronica catenata Pennell
  VECAG2 Veronica catenata Pennell var. glandulosa (Farw.) Pennell
  VECO4 Veronica comosa auct. non K. Richt.
  VECOG Veronica comosa K. Richt. var. glaberrima (Pennell) B. Boivin
  VECOG2 Veronica comosa K. Richt. var. glandulosa (Farw.) B. Boivin
  VECO5 Veronica connata auct. non Raf.
  VECOG3 Veronica connata Raf. ssp. glaberrima Pennell
  VECOG4 Veronica connata Raf. var. glaberrima (Pennell) Fernald
  VECOT Veronica connata Raf. var. typica Pennell
  VEGL3 Veronica glandifera Pennell
  VEGR5 Veronica grandiflora auct. non Gaertn.
  VELA7 Veronica ×lackschewitzii Keller
  VEMI3 Veronica micromeria Woot. & Standl.
  VESA Veronica salina auct. non Schur
 

Distribution:
Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.

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USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 34 species in Veronica
 

Classification:
Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Scrophulariales
Family Scrophulariaceae – Figwort family
Genus Veronica L. – speedwell
Species Veronica anagallis-aquatica L. – water speedwell
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.

This plant and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
brook-pimpernell              Threatened
Massachusetts:
Veronica catenata
sessile water-speedwell              Endangered
New Jersey:
Veronica catenata
sessile water-speedwell              Endangered
Tennessee:
Veronica catenata
sessile water-speedwell              Endangered
 

Introduced Information:
Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO

Veronica anagallis:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL NO NO NO

Veronica catenata:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NI NI OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565594.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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