Veronica plantaginea

Veronica plantaginea

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Veronica plantaginea E.James, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 2: 173 (1825).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Besseya plantaginea (E.James) Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 280 (1903).
  • Synthyris plantaginea (E.James) Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 455 (1846).
  • Wulfenia plantaginea (E.James) Greene, Erythea 2: 83 (1894).
• Heterotypic
  • Atelianthus veronicoides Nutt. ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 455 (1846).
  • Besseya arizonica Pennell, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 85: 103 (1933).
  • Besseya gooddingii Pennell, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 85: 101 (1933).
  • Synthyris plantaginea subsp. arizonica (Pennell) J.M.Porter, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 124: 727, 1048 (2013), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Northeast. Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Wyoming. South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico. Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• James, E. 1825. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for Promoting useful Knowledge. n.s., 2: 173.

Additional references

• Ackerfield, J. 2015. Flora of Colorado. 818 pp. BRIT Press, Fort Worth, Tx. ISBN 978-1-889878-45-4. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica plantaginea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Veronica plantaginea. Published online. Accessed: 11 Aug 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica plantaginea. Accessed: Aug 11 2025. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Arizona Coraldrops

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