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Veronica peregrina L. ssp. peregrina
neckweed

       
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Images:
Veronica peregrina L. ssp. peregrina

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Synonyms:
Veronica peregrina L. ssp. peregrina

  VEPET Veronica peregrina L. var. typica Pennell
 

Distribution:
Veronica peregrina L. ssp. peregrina

View Native Status
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Veronica peregrina L. ssp. peregrina

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 34 species in Veronica, 2 subspecies in Veronica peregrina L.
 

Classification:
Veronica peregrina L. ssp. peregrina

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
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 peregrina L. – neckweed
Subspecies Veronica peregrina L. ssp. peregrina – neckweed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Veronica peregrina L. ssp. peregrina

Veronica peregrina
neckweed
purslane speedwell

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Veronica peregrina L. ssp. peregrina

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 peregrina L. ssp. peregrina

Veronica peregrina:

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FACU-,OBL FACU- FAC+ FACW+ FACW OBL OBL OBL FACW+ OBL OBL FACW OBL NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Veronica peregrina L. ssp. peregrina

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524796.

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

 
 
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