Plantaginaceae
Germander speedwell
Veronica chamaedrys
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Veronica
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Common names
By language (37)
- Arabic
- زهرة الحواشي الفطحاء, حبق
- arz
- زهرة الحواشى الفطحاء
- Belarusian
- Крынічнік дуброўка
- Bulgarian
- Плоскосеменно великденче, Ниско великденче
- Chinese
- 石蚕叶婆婆纳
- Czech
- Rozrazil rezekvítek
- Danish
- Tveskægget Ærenpris
- Dutch
- Gewone ereprijs, Gamander-ereprijs
- English
- Germander speedwell, Bird's-eye speedwell
- Estonian
- Külmamailane
- Finnish
- Nurmitädyke
- French
- Véronique petit-chêne, Veronique petit-chene, Véronique petit chêne
- German
- Gamander-Ehrenpreis, Frauenbiss
- Greek
- Βερονίκη η Χαμαίδρυς
- hsb
- Łučny rozraz, Rězačk
- Hungarian
- Ösztörűs veronika
- Icelandic
- Völudepla
- Irish
- Lus cré talún
- Japanese
- カラフトヒヨクソウ
- Kazakh
- Ементоғай бөденешөбі
- kw
- Leslesa glas
- Latvian
- Birztalas veronika
- Lithuanian
- Paprastoji veronika
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Tveskjeggveronika
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Tviskjeggveronika, Tveskjeggveronika
- os
- Æрси
- Persian
- ورونیکا
- Polish
- Przetacznik ożankowy
- Portuguese
- Verónicas
- Russian
- Вероника дубравная, Дубравка
- Slovak
- Veronika obyčajná
- Slovenian
- Vrednikov jetičnik
- Spanish
- Camedrio de zarzales, Verónica menor de prados, Beltrónica, Verónica
- Swedish
- Teveronika, Mormors glasögon, Teärenpris
- Tatar
- Имәнсәр яушаны
- Ukrainian
- Вероніка дібровна
- Welsh
- Llygad doli
Synonyms
- Veronicella chamaedrys (L.) Fourr.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 13,112 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene Saltini, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tomas Pocius, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter Reynolds, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist
More in Veronica
- Common gypsyweedVeronica officinalisPlantaginaceae
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabungaPlantaginaceae
- Birdeye speedwellVeronica persicaPlantaginaceae
- Thymeleaf speedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaPlantaginaceae
- Blue water-speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquaticaPlantaginaceae
- Corn speedwellVeronica arvensisPlantaginaceae
- Ivy-leaved speedwellVeronica hederifoliaPlantaginaceae
- Gray field speedwellVeronica politaPlantaginaceae
- Spiked speedwellVeronica spicataPlantaginaceae
- Green field speedwellVeronica agrestisPlantaginaceae
- Marsh speedwellVeronica scutellataPlantaginaceae
- Garden speedwellVeronica longifoliaPlantaginaceae
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.