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Plantaginaceae

Corn speedwell

Veronica arvensis L.

Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Veronica

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Corn speedwell (Veronica arvensis)
FlowerPhoto: Vasily Reinkymov, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (33)
arz
فيرونيكا ارفينسيس
Belarusian
Крынічнік палявы
Bulgarian
Полско великденче
Catalan
Véronique des champs
Chinese
直立婆婆納, 直立婆婆纳, 脾寒草
Czech
Rozrazil rolní
Danish
Mark-Ærenpris
Dutch
Veldereprijs
English
Corn speedwell, Common speedwell, Rock speedwell, Wall speedwell
Estonian
Põldmailane
Finnish
Ketotädyke
French
Véronique des champs, Veronique des champs
German
Feld-Ehrenpreis, Feldehrenpreis, Véronique des champs
Hebrew
ורוניקת השדה
hsb
Pólny rozraz
Igbo
Common speedwell, Wall speedwell
Japanese
タチイヌノフグリ, タチイヌノフグリ（立犬の陰嚢）
Korean
선개불알풀
kw
Leslesa growan
Latvian
Tīruma veronika
Lithuanian
Véronique des champs
Norwegian Bokmål
Bakkeveronika
Norwegian Nynorsk
Bakkeveronika
Persian
ورونیکا ارونسیس
Polish
Przetacznik polny
Portuguese
Verónica-dos-campos, Verónica-vulgar
Russian
Вероника полевая
Slovak
Veronika roľná
Slovenian
Poljski jetičnik
Spanish
Borroncillo, Borró, Verónica, Verónica arvens, Borro, Verónica arvense
Swedish
Fältveronika, Véronique des champs
Ukrainian
Вероніка польова
Welsh
Rhwyddlwyn y fagwyr

Synonyms

  • Agerella arvensis (L.) Fourr.
  • Cardia arvensis (L.) Dulac
  • Veronica acinifolia F.W.Schmidt
  • Veronica acinifolia var. brevipedunculata Pau
  • Veronica arvensis f. congesta Caball.
  • Veronica arvensis f. glandulosa Legrand
  • Veronica arvensis f. microcarpa Pau
  • Veronica arvensis f. pilosissima P.Monts.
  • Veronica arvensis subsp. pennellii Elenevsky
  • Veronica arvensis subsp. pseudoarvensis (Tineo) H.Lindb.
  • Veronica arvensis subsp. rubricaulis Marcet
  • Veronica arvensis unranked balearica Sennen
  • Veronica arvensis var. atlantica Batt.
  • Veronica arvensis var. canescens Merino
  • Veronica arvensis var. demissa (Samp.) Cout.
  • Veronica arvensis var. erecta Klett & Richt.
  • Veronica arvensis var. microphylla Merino
  • Veronica arvensis var. nana DC.
  • Veronica arvensis var. polyanthos (Thuill.) Mérat
  • Veronica arvensis var. procumbens Schltdl.
  • Veronica arvensis var. pseudoarvensis (Tineo) Fiori
  • Veronica arvensis var. ramosa Wimm. & Grab.
  • Veronica arvensis var. reniformis (Raf.) Alph.Wood
  • Veronica arvensis var. rigida Vayr.
  • Veronica arvensis var. silvicola Lipsky
  • Veronica arvensis var. simplex Wimm. & Grab.
  • Veronica arvensis var. subsessilis Klett & Richt.
  • Veronica brevi-pedunculata Gilib.
  • Veronica brevipedunculata Gilib.
  • Veronica demissa Samp.
  • Veronica depressa Kit. ex Schult.
  • Veronica hawaiensis H.Lév.
  • Veronica hirsuta Colenso
  • Veronica hirsuta Lucé
  • Veronica koeleri Roem. & Schult.
  • Veronica longiracemosa Colenso
  • Veronica nova Koeld. ex Roem.
  • Veronica polyanthos Thuill.
  • Veronica polygonoides Lam.
  • Veronica praecox var. macrocalyx Willk.

and 4 more.

Flowers

In flower
April to May (from 2,453 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

Photos

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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.