Veronica scutellata

Veronica scutellata

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Veronica scutellata 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. Veronica
Species: Veronica scutellata

Name

Veronica scutellata L., Sp. Pl.: 12 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cardia scutellata (L.) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 389 (1867).
  • Veronica angustifolia Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 306 (1821 publ. 1822), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Limnaspidium parmularium Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 128 (1869).
  • Limnaspidium scutellatum Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 128 (1869).
  • Veronica angustifolia var. pubescens Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 307 (1821 publ. 1822).
  • Veronica connata Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 110 (1830).
  • Veronica connata subsp. typica Pennell, Monogr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1: 365 (1935), not validly publ.
  • Veronica parmularia Poit. & Turpin, Fl. Paris.: 16 (1809).
  • Veronica polozhiae Revuschkin, Sist. Zametki Mater. Gerb. Krylova Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. Kuybysheva 88: 3 (1990), contrary to Art. 37.5 ICBN (1988).
  • Veronica scutellata f. alba B.Boivin, Naturaliste Canad. 79: 175 (1952).
  • Veronica scutellata var. angustifolia Sennen, Exsicc. (Pl. Espagne) 1926: n.° 5819 (1927), nom. nud.
  • Veronica scutellata var. glabra Schum., Enum. Pl. 1: 7 (1801).
  • Veronica scutellata var. grandifolia Sennen, Exsicc. (Pl. Espagne) 1926: n.° 5820 (1927), nom. nud.
  • Veronica scutellata var. latifolia Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 1: 106 (1817).
  • Veronica scutellata var. longibracteata Peev, Fitologiya 2: 42 (1975).
  • Veronica scutellata var. parmularia (Poit. & Turpin) Lej. in A.L.S.Lejeune & R.J.Courtois, Comp. Fl. Belg. 3: 339 (1836).
  • Veronica scutellata var. pilosa Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 1: 70 (1805).
  • Veronica scutellata var. pubescens W.D.J.Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv.: 524 (1837).
  • Veronica scutellata var. velutina DC. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. Franç., éd. 3, 6: 388 (1815).
  • Veronica scutellata var. villosa Hartm., Handb. Skand. Fl.: 7 (1820), nom. illeg.
  • Veronica scutellata var. villosa Schumach., Enum. Pl. Saelle 1: 7 (1801).
  • Veronica scutellata f. villosa Pennell, Rhodora 23: 38 (1921), nom. illeg.
  • Veronica uliginosa Raf., Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 175 (1818).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Native to: Africa Northern Africa Algeria. Asia-Temperate Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Middle Asia Kazakhstan. Mongolia Mongolia. Russian Far East Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., Primorye, Sakhalin. Siberia Altay, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutskiya. Western Asia Turkey. Europe Eastern Europe Baltic States, Belarus, Central European Russia, East European Russia, Krym, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, South European Russia, Ukraine. Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland. Northern Europe Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden. Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, NW. Balkan Pen. Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Portugal, Spain. Northern America Eastern Canada Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec. North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin. Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Masachusettes, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, West Virginia. Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming. Southeastern U.S.A. District of Columbia, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Nevada. Subarctic America Alaska, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon. Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Introduced into: Australasia Australia Tasmania. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 12. Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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 scutellata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Veronica scutellata. Published online. Accessed: 10 Aug 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica scutellata. Accessed: Aug 10 2025.Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Schild-Ehrenpreis
• English: marsh speedwell, grassleaf speedwell, skullcap speedwell
• eesti: Kännasmailane
• suomi: Luhtatädyke
• Nederlands: schildereprijs

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