PLANTS Profile for Veronica americana (American speedwell)

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PLANTS Profile

Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth.
American speedwell

Symbol:

VEAM2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Scrophulariaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		W

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Photo of Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth.

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Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth.

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Distribution:
Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth.

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 34 species in Veronica

Classification:
Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth.

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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 americana Schwein. ex Benth. – American speedwell

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth.

This plant is 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.

Illinois:
American brookline		Endangered
Indiana:
American speedwell		Extirpated
Kentucky:
American speedwell		Historical
Tennessee:
American speedwell		Special Concern

Introduced Information:
Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth.

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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Wetland Indicator Status:
Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth.

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OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 33399.

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 species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

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.

Related Web Sites:
Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth.

VA-Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide

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