Veronica incana

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. Pseudolysimachion
Species: Veronica incana

Name

Veronica incana L., Sp. Pl. 1: 10 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Pseudolysimachion incanum (L.) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 2: 424 (1967).
- Veronica spicata subsp. incana (L.) Walters, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 65: 269 (1972).
Heterotypic
- Pseudolysimachion incanum subsp. hololeucum (Juz.) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 2: 425 (1967).
- Pseudolysimachion incanum subsp. pallens (Host) Trávn., Fl. Slovenska 5: 294 (1997).
- Pseudolysimachion pallens (Host) M.A.Fisch., Phyton (Horn) 16: 36 (1974).
- Pseudolysimachion semiglabratum (Ostapko) Ostapko, Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 71: 674 (2014).
- Pseudolysimachion xilinense (Y.Z.Zhao) Y.Z.Zhao, Classific. Florist. Ecol. Geogr. Distrib. Vasc. Pl. Inner Mongolia: 467 (2012).
- Veronica bellidifolia Juz., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 13: 297 (1950).
- Veronica callistachya Ledeb. ex Loudon, Suppl. Hort. Brit.: 555 (1850).
- Veronica candida Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f., Mant. 3(Add. 2): 228 (1827).
- Veronica candidissima E.Vilm., Fl. Pleine Terre: 932 (1863).
- Veronica canescens Schrad., Comm. Veronic. Spic.: 19 (1803).
- Veronica hololeuca Juz., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 13: 298 (1950).
- Veronica incana subsp. hololeuca (Juz.) Elenevsky, Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. 82(1): 152 (1977).
- Veronica incana subsp. pallens (Host) Albach, Taxon 57: 3 (2008).
- Veronica pallens Host, Fl. Austriaca 1: 6 (1827).
- Veronica semiglabrata Ostapko, Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 50: 89 (1994).
- Veronica sergievskiana Polozhij, Fl. Sibir. 12: 37 (1996 publ. 1997).
- Veronica xilinensis Y.Z.Zhao, Fl. Intramongolica 5: 412 (1980 publ. 1981).

Hybrids

V. × blockiana

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe
- Eastern Europe
  - Central European Russia, East European Russia, Ukraine.
- Middle Europe
  - Austria.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Bulgaria.
Asia-Temperate
- China
  - Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, Xinjiang.
- Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan.
- Mongolia
  - Mongolia.
- Russian Far East
  - Amur, Khabarovsk, Magadan, Primorye.
- Siberia
  - Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutskiya.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 10. Reference page.

Additional references

Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica incana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 August 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Veronica incana. Published online. Accessed: 22 Aug 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Veronica incana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 August 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Veronica incana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: silver speedwell
русский: Вероника седая