Plantaginaceae
Brooklime
Veronica beccabunga
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Veronica
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Common names
By language (37)
- Arabic
- زهرة الحواشي الغديرية, رهرة الحواشي المائية, فيرونيكا, قرة العين, ورنيكة
- Armenian
- Բերենիկե հոսքավոր
- arz
- زهرة الحواشى الغديريه
- Asturian
- Becabunga
- Belarusian
- Крынічнік паручайны
- Bosnian
- Potočna čestoslavica
- Bulgarian
- Крайпоточно великденче
- Chinese
- 有柄水苦荬, 直立婆婆纳
- Croatian
- Čestoslavica
- Czech
- Rozrazil potoční
- Danish
- Tykbladet Ærenpris
- Dutch
- Beekpunge
- English
- Brooklime, European speedwell, Brooklime, water, marsh speedwell, Water pimpernel
- Esperanto
- Malsekema veroniko
- Estonian
- Ojamailane
- Finnish
- Ojatädyke
- French
- Véronique des ruisseaux, Cresson de cheval, Salade de chouette, Veronique des ruisseaux
- German
- Bachbunge, Bach-Ehrenpreis, Bachbungen-Ehrenpreis
- gv
- Burleek
- hsb
- Rěčny rozraz, Bobrownik
- Irish
- Lochall
- Japanese
- マルバカワヂシャ
- kw
- Goverles glas
- Latvian
- Avota veronika
- Lithuanian
- Upelinė veronika
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Bekkeveronika
- Persian
- ورونیکا بکابونا
- Polish
- Przetacznik bobowniczek
- Romanian
- Bobornic
- Russian
- Вероника поточная, Вероника поручейная
- Serbian
- Водени разгон
- Slovak
- Veronika potočná
- Slovenian
- Studenčni jetičnik, Bobovnik
- Spanish
- Becabunga, Mata nueva, Verónica berrera
- Swedish
- Bäckveronika, Bäckgröna, Bäckveronica
- Ukrainian
- Вероніка струмкова
- Welsh
- Llysiau Taliesin
Synonyms
- Beccabunga vulgaris Fourr.
- Cardia beccabunga (L.) Dulac
- Veronica fontinalis Salisb.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to August (from 1,790 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kian Hayles-Cotton, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: William Stephens, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Евгений Маринкин, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christophe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kian Hayles-Cotton, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, 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.