Veronica serpyllifolia

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 serpyllifolia
Varieties: V. s. var. humifusa – V. s. var. repens – V. s. var. serpyllifolia

Name

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

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Cardia officinalis (L.) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 390 (1867).
- Veronicastrum serpyllifolium (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 128 (1869).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Native to:

Africa
- East Tropical Africa
  - Uganda.
- Macaronesia
  - Azores, Canary Is., Madeira.
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
Antarctic
- Subantarctic Islands
  - South Georgia.
Asia-Temperate
- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- China
  - China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, Tibet, Xinjiang.
- Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea.
- Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan.
- Russian Far East
  - Kamchatka, Kuril Is., Sakhalin.
- Siberia
  - Altay, Buryatiya, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia.
- Western Asia
  - Iran, Turkey.
Asia-Tropical
- Indian Subcontinent
  - East Himalaya, Pakistan, West Himalaya.
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, Føroyar, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, NW. Balkan Pen.
- Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
Northern America
- Eastern Canada
  - Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec.
- Mexico
  - Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast.
- North-Central U.S.A.
  - Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, 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.
- South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico.
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
- Subarctic America
  - Alaska, Aleutian Is., Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon.
- Western Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan.
Southern America
- Central America
  - Costa Rica, Guatemala.
- Northern South America
  - Venezuela.
- Western South America
  - Colombia.

Introduced into:

Africa
- Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - Ascension, St.Helena.
- Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal.
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Réunion.
Antarctic
- Subantarctic Islands
  - Crozet Is., Falkland Is., Tristan da Cunha.
Asia-Temperate
- Russian Far East
  - Khabarovsk, Magadan, Primorye.
Asia-Tropical
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Sri Lanka.
Australasia
- Australia
  - Tasmania.
Pacific
- North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii.
Southern America
- Brazil
  - Brazil South, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina.
- Caribbean
  - Jamaica.
- Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central.
- Western South America
  - Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru.

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: 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 serpyllifolia 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 serpyllifolia. Published online. Accessed: 10 Aug 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica serpyllifolia. Accessed: Aug 10 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

čeština: rozrazil douškolistý
Deutsch: Quendel-Ehrenpreis
English: thymeleaf speedwell
eesti: Liivateelehine mailane
suomi: Orvontädyke
français: Véronique à feuilles de serpolet
日本語: コテングクワガタ
Nederlands: Tijmereprijs
slovenčina: veronika dúškolistá