Veronica catenata

Veronica catenata

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Veronica catenata is listed as Least Concern.

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. Beccabunga
Species: Veronica catenata
Subspecies (2): V. c. subsp. catenata – V. c. subsp. pseudocatenata

Name

Veronica catenata Pennell, Rhodora 23: 37 (1921).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Native to: Africa Macaronesia Azores. Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Asia-Temperate Caucasus North Caucasus. Europe Eastern Europe Baltic States, Belarus, East European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine. Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland. Northern Europe Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden. Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, NW. Balkan Pen. Southwestern Europe France, Portugal, Spain. Northern America Eastern Canada Ontario, Québec. North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia. Northwestern U.S.A. Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming. South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Southeastern U.S.A. Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia. Southwestern U.S.A. California, Nevada. Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pennell, F.W. 1921. Veronica in North and South America (Continued from p. 22.) Rhodora 23(266): 29–41. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. 1972. Veronica. Pp. 242–251 in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. xxix + 370 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK), ISBN 0-521-08489-X. Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page. 

• Lansdown, R.V. 2014. Veronica catenata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T164419A42409596.en.
• Albach, D.C. 2019. Veronica. Pp. 305–321 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 17: Magnoliophyta: Tetrachondraceae to Orobanchaceae. xxiv + 737 pp. Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-086851-2. FNA Website Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica catenata 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 catenata. Published online. Accessed: August 10 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica catenata. Accessed: Aug 25 2025. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Veronica catenata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 August 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Rötlicher Wasser-Ehrenpreis
• English: Pink water-speedwell
• eesti: Vesimailane
• suomi: Vesitädyke
• hornjoserbsce: Čerwjeny rozraz
• Nederlands: rode waterereprijs

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