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*Veronica arvensis*, commonly known as corn speedwell, is a species in the family Plantaginaceae. It belongs to the genus *Veronica* and is classified within the order Lamiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The taxon was described by Linnaeus and is recognized as an accepted species. Its fruit type is a capsule, and it is used as a medicinal plant.
The plant is native to regions including Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, the Azores, Baleares, the Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, and the Canary Islands. Its taxon range also includes Shanghai, Fujian, Xinjiang, and Guangdong, where it is considered invasive to Shanghai. Records of the species have been documented in Mexico, the United States, and Canada.
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Species
corn speedwell
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyPlantaginaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12,391
- With media
- 9,783
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, INECOL, ENCB-IPN, FA-UAS, CM, CHSC
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Canada
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Veronica
- Image
- Veronica arvensis 7998.JPG
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Veronica arvensis
- Commons category
- Veronica arvensis
- taxon common name
- poljski jetičnik
- Commons gallery
- Veronica arvensis
- has fruit type
- capsule
- invasive to
- Shanghai
- taxon range
- Guangdong
- short name
- V. arvensis
- PAEnflowered taxon URL
- www.paenflowered.org/apgii/lamiales/plantaginaceae/veronica/veronica-arvensis
- taxon author citation
- L.
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Encyclopedic overview
Veronica arvensis, common names: wall speedwell, corn speedwell, common speedwell, rock speedwell, field speedwell, is an annual flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. The species is native to Europe and a common weed in gardens, pastures, waste places, and cultivated land.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Veronica arvensis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.