Veronica L.
(speedwells)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Veronica agrestis
Green Field-speedwell
Plant (Click to open)
 		Species 27 images
Veronica anagallis-aquatica agg.
water-speedwells
(Click to open)
 		Species aggregate 1 subtaxa 3 images
Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell
(Click to open)
 		Species 9 images
Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime
(Click to open)
 		Species 2 images
Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell
(Click to open)
 		Species 9 images
Veronica filiformis
Slender Speedwell
Leaf (Click to open)
 		Species 51 images
Veronica hederifolia
Ivy-leaved Speedwell
(Click to open)
 		Species 2 subtaxa 18 images
Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell
(Click to open)
 		Species 13 images
Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell
(Click to open)
 		Species 15 images
Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell
Flower (Click to open)
 		Species 11 images
Veronica polita
Grey Field-speedwell
(Click to open)
 		Species 18 images
Veronica scutellata
Marsh Speedwell
(Click to open)
 		Species 1 subtaxa 17 images
Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell
(Click to open)
 		Species 1 subtaxa 15 images
Veronica spicata
Spiked Speedwell
(Click to open)
 		Species 11 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusVeronica (speedwells)
FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE (toadflaxes, speedwells, foxgloves and plantains)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest

Pollen

Wodehouse R. 1928 The phylogenetic value of pollen grain characters Ann Bot Vol 42: 891-934.

Veronica (speedwells) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Veronica (speedwells)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 122 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Veronica (speedwells)
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