Veronica spicata

Also known as Spiked Speedwell, spiked speedwell

species of plant

Species

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyPlantaginaceae

Native toAltay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany

Observations recorded63,468

Chile Central

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 2,692
With media: 1,640
Family: Plantaginaceae
Collections: NHA, DBG, CM, DEK, CAS, LOB
Recorded in: Russia, United States, Switzerland, Germany

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Veronica
Image: Veronica spicata sl6.jpg

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Veronica spicata
Commons category: Veronica spicata
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=80332
taxon common name: 穗花
Commons gallery: Veronica spicata
flower color: purple
has fruit type: capsule
short name: V. spicata
taxon author citation: L.
regional conservation status: Near Threatened

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Encyclopedic overview

Veronica spicata (spiked speedwell; syn. Pseudolysimachion spicatum) is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is 1–3 feet (0.30–0.91 m) tall and bears 1 foot long spikes with blue, pink, purple and white flowers.

It is the county flower of Montgomeryshire in the United Kingdom. Cultivated varieties include blue ('Royal Candles'), red ('Red Fox') and white ('Noah Williams').

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Veronica spicata” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.