Veronica bullii

Veronica bullii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Veroniceae
Genus: Veronica
Subgenus: Veronica subg. Synthyris
Species: Veronica bullii

Name

Veronica bullii M.M.Mart.Ort. & Albach, Taxon 53: 441 (2004).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Gymnandra bullii Eaton, Man. Bot., ed. 8: 259 (1840).
• Homotypic
  • Besseya bullii (Eaton) Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 280 (1903).
  • Synthyris bullii (Eaton) A.Heller, Muhlenbergia 1: 4 (1900).
  • Wulfenia bullii (Eaton) Barnhart, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 378 (1899).
• Heterotypic
  • Synthyris houghtoniana Benth., Prodr. 10: 454 (1846).
  • Wulfenia houghtoniana (Benth.) Greene, Erythea 2: 83 (1894).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Martínez Ortega, M.M., Albach, D.C. & Fischer, M.A. 2004. A new classification of the tribe Veroniceae - problems and a possible solution. Taxon 53(2): 429–452. DOI: 10.2307/4135620 JSTOR Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mohlenbrock, R.H. 2014. Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide. 4th ed., 536 pp. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, Ill. ISBN 978-0-8093-3208-3. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica bullii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 August 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Veronica bullii. Published online. Accessed: August 10 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Veronica bullii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 August 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Veronica bullii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Bull's coraldrops, kittentails

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