Veronica prostrata

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. Pentasepalae
Species: Veronica prostrata

Name

Veronica prostrata L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 22 (1762).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Cardia prostrata (L.) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 391 (1867).
- Uranostachys prostrata (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 128 (1869).
- Veronica austriaca var. prostrata (L.) Kauffm., Mosk. Fl.: 351 (1866).
- Veronica teucrium subsp. prostrata (L.) Bonnier & Layens, Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 234 (1894).
- Veronicastrum prostratum (L.) Opiz, Seznam: 102 (1852).
Heterotypic
- Veronica carnea Opiz ex Schult. & Schult.f., Mant. 3(Add. 2): 229 (1827), nom. illeg.
- Veronica cordata Čelak., Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. Prag 1877: 118 (1877).
- Veronica cordata var. elongata Čelak., Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. Prag 1877: 118 (1877).
- Veronica cordata var. minor Čelak., Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. Prag 1877: 118 (1877).
- Veronica pilosa L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 1663 (1763).
- Veronica pratensis Crantz, Stirp. Austr. Fasc., ed. 2: 344 (1769).
- Veronica prostrata var. decumbens Dumort., Fl. Belg.: 36 (1827).
- Veronica prostrata var. deorum Stoj. & Jordanov, God. Sofiisk. Univ. Fiz.-Mat. Fak. 34: 209 (1937-1938 publ. 1938).
- Veronica prostrata var. kajmakcalanica Adamović, Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 74: 139 (1904).
- Veronica prostrata var. sibirica Watzl, Abh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 5(5): 24 (1910).
- Veronica prostrata var. virens Klett & Richt., Fl. Leipzig: 17 (1830).
- Veronica teucrium var. satureifolia Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 1: 368 (1831).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Native to:

Europe
- Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States, Belarus, Central European Russia, Krym, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, South European Russia, Ukraine.
- Middle Europe
  - Austria, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, NW. Balkan Pen.
- Southwestern Europe
  - France.
Asia-Temperate
- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus.
- Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan.
- Siberia
  - Altay, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, West Siberia.

Introduced into:

Europe
- Eastern Europe
  - East European Russia.
Asia-Temperate
- Siberia
  - Buryatiya.

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

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1762. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I, Ed. 2. Pp. [I–XVI], 1–784. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica prostrata 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 prostrata. Published online. Accessed: 11 Aug 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica prostrata. Accessed: Aug 11 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Sprawling Speedwell
suomi: Mätästädyke
français: Véronique couchée
Nederlands: Liggende Ereprijs
polski: Przetacznik rozesłany