Plantaginaceae
Green field speedwell
Veronica agrestis
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Veronica
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Common names
By language (21)
- arz
- فيرونيكا اجريستيس
- Belarusian
- Крынічнік раллявы
- Czech
- Rozrazil polní
- Danish
- Flerfarvet Ærenpris
- Dutch
- Akkerereprijs
- English
- Green field speedwell, Green field-speedwell, Procumbent speedwell
- Estonian
- Kesamailane
- Finnish
- Peltotädyke
- French
- Véronique des campagnes, Veronique agreste, Véronique agreste
- German
- Acker-Ehrenpreis
- hsb
- Rólny rozraz
- kw
- Leslesa lagas an edhen
- lah
- چاندنی بوٹی
- Latvian
- Lauka veronika
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Åkerveronika
- Polish
- Przetacznik rolny
- Russian
- Вероника пашенная
- Slovak
- Veronika poľná
- Slovenian
- Njivski jetičnik
- Swedish
- Åkerveronika
- Welsh
- Rhwyddlwyn-y-maes gwyrdd
Synonyms
- Cardia agrestis (L.) Dulac
- Cochlidiosperma agreste (L.) Opiz
- Pocilla agrestis (L.) Fourr.
- Veronica agrestis subsp. pulchella (Wallr.) Gaudin
- Veronica agrestis subsp. vulgaris Gaudin
- Veronica agrestis var. byzantiaca Sm.
- Veronica agrestis var. calycina Fr. ex Hartm.
- Veronica agrestis var. denticulata Chaub. ex K.Koch
- Veronica agrestis var. pulchella Wallr.
- Veronica agrestis var. typica Ewart
- Veronica agrestis var. versicolor (Drejer) Mathieu
- Veronica alba Mazziari
- Veronica arvensis var. glandulosa Wimm. & Grab.
- Veronica calycida Fr. ex Rchb.
- Veronica friesiana Knaf
- Veronica friesii Chaub.
- Veronica longe-pedunculata Gilib.
- Veronica obscura Dumort.
- Veronica opaca var. pulchella Rouy
- Veronica polita var. agrestis (L.) Vayr.
- Veronica polita var. dentata Sennen & Pau
- Veronica pulchella Bastard
- Veronica versicolor Drejer
- Veronica versicolor var. calycida Fr.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to April (from 1,892 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: arthur_haendler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fornax, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fornax, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James K. Lindsey, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Phil Sellens from East Sussex, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Phil Sellens from East Sussex, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.