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Common Name:
Culver's-root, Culver's-physic
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Veronicastrum virginicum FAMILY: Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Veronicastrum virginicum FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Veronicastrum virginicum 166-19-001 FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
Habitat: Streambanks, bogs, wet meadows, moist prairies, dryish soils in areas with prairie affinities, woodlands on high pH soils
Uncommon (rare in GA Piedmont, rare in SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Thymeleaf Speedwell
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Veronica serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia FAMILY: Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Veronica serpyllifolia 166-20-001 FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
Habitat: Meadows, lawns, roadsides, other disturbed areas
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name:
Purslane Speedwell, Neckweed, Necklace-weed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Veronica peregrina var. peregrina FAMILY: Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Veronica peregrina ssp. peregrina FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Veronica peregrina 166-20-002 FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Corn Speedwell, Wall Speedwell
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Veronica arvensis FAMILY: Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Veronica arvensis FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Veronica arvensis 166-20-003 FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas
Common
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name:
Ivyleaf Speedwell
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Veronica hederifolia FAMILY: Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Veronica hederifolia FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Veronica hederaefolia 166-20-004 FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
Habitat: Lawns, fields, disturbed areas
Common (uncommon in GA Piedmont) (rare in GA Mountains) (rare in Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Bird's-eye Speedwell
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Veronica persica FAMILY: Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Veronica persica FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Veronica persica 166-20-005 FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
Habitat: Lawns, fields, roadsides, disturbed areas
Common (uncommon in GA Mountains & GA Piedmont) (rare in Coastal Plain of GA & SC)
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name:
Water Speedwell, Brook Pimpernel
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Veronica anagallis-aquatica FAMILY: Plantaginaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Veronica anagallis-aquatica FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Veronica anagallis-aquatica 166-20-008 FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
Habitat: Bogs, marshes, streamsides, ditches
Rare in NC
Native to North Carolina? or possibly introduced
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Common Name: American Speedwell, Brooklime
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Veronica americana FAMILY: Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Veronica americana FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Veronica americana 166-20-009 FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
Habitat: Bogs, marshes, streamsides
Rare in NC
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Common Speedwell, Gypsyweed, Heath Speedwell
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Veronica officinalis FAMILY: Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Veronica officinalis FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Veronica officinalis 166-20-010 FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
Habitat: Fields and forests; often interpreted as being of mixed native and alien background in North America
Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in SC Mountains & GA Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native
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Common Name: Germander Speedwell
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Veronica chamaedrys ssp. chamaedrys FAMILY: Plantaginaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Veronica chamaedrys FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Veronica chamaedrys 166-20-011 FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
Habitat: Roadsides, golf courses, lawns, rarely naturalized in forests
Rare
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name: Marsh Speedwell, Narrowleaf Speedwell
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Veronica scutellata FAMILY: Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Veronica scutellata FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
Habitat: Marshes, swamps
Native: north of the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name:
Garden Speedwell, Longleaf Speedwell
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Veronica longifolia FAMILY: Plantaginaceae
(?) PLANTS National Database: Pseudolysimachion longifolium FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Non-native: Europe
Common Name: European Speedwell, European Brooklime
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Veronica beccabunga FAMILY: Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Veronica beccabunga FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
Habitat: Wet places
Non-native: Europe
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