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speedwells
Veronica
Veronica is the largest genus in the flowering plant family Plantaginaceae, with about 500 species; it was formerly classified in the family Scrophulariaceae. Common names include speedwell, bird's eye, and gypsyweed.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Pocilla
subgenusPocilla
Chamaedrys
subgenusChamaedrys
Beccabunga
subgenusBeccabunga
Veronica
subgenusVeronica
Pseudoveronica
subgenusPseudoveronica
Cochlidiosperma
subgenusCochlidiosperma
Pseudolysimachium
subgenusPseudolysimachium
Pentasepalae
subgenusPentasepalae
Kittentails
subgenusSynthyris
Stenocarpon
subgenusStenocarpon
Pellidosperma
subgenusPellidosperma
Veronica umbelliformis
speciesVeronica umbelliformis
Triangulicapsula
subgenusTriangulicapsula
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.179
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.181
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.182
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.866
De Indiae utriusque re naturali et medica
Willem Piso · 1658 · p.532
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.183
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.200
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.201
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.193
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.198
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.199
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.865
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51611.