Plantaginaceae
Common gypsyweed
Veronica officinalis
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Veronica
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Common names
By language (45)
- Arabic
- زهرة الحواشي المخزنية, زهرة الحواشي, عشبة برص, فيرونيكا مخزنية, لبلاب المجوس
- Armenian
- Բերենիկե դեղագործական, Եվրոպական թեյ, Հազի ծաղիկ
- arz
- زهرة الحواشى المخزنيه
- Asturian
- Verónica
- Azerbaijani
- Dərman bulaqotu
- ba
- Шифалы юшан
- Belarusian
- Крынічнік лекавы, Вароннік, Парушэнец жаночы, Раквіца, Сухотнік лесавы
- Bulgarian
- Лечебно великденче, Великденче, Вероника
- Catalan
- Herba dels leprosos, Te de muntanya, Te del país, Verònica oficinal
- Chinese
- 药用水苦荬
- Czech
- Rozrazil lékařský
- Danish
- Læge-Ærenpris
- Dutch
- Mannetjesereprijs
- English
- Common gypsyweed, Health speedwell, Heath speedwell
- Estonian
- Harilik mailane
- Finnish
- Rohtotädyke
- French
- Véronique officinale, Veronique officinale
- Georgian
- Დედოფლის თითა
- German
- Echter Ehrenpreis, Wald-Ehrenpreis
- hsb
- Dobry rozraz, Dźewjećer
- Hungarian
- Orvosi veronika
- Icelandic
- Hárdepla
- Irish
- Lus cré
- Japanese
- セイヨウグンバイヅル, コモンスピードウェル
- kw
- Leslesa
- Latvian
- Zemteka, Ārstniecības veronika
- Lithuanian
- Vaistinė veronika
- Macedonian
- Модричица
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Legeveronika, Flismegras
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Lækjeveronika
- Persian
- ورونیکا آفیسینالیس
- Polish
- Przetacznik leśny, Przetacznik lekarski
- Portuguese
- Carvalhinha, Chá-da-europa, Rua-dos-leprosos, Verónica-da-alemanha, Verónica-das-boticas, Verónica-das-farmácias, Verónica-macho
- Romanian
- Ventrilică
- Russian
- Вероника лекарственная
- Serbian
- Čestoslavica, Честославица, ''мачје очи'', Вероника, Персијска честославица, Права вероника, Разгон, Трава од ушљаме
- Slovak
- Veronika lekárska
- Slovenian
- Zdravilni jetičnik
- Spanish
- Hierba de la triaca, Hierba morga, Malarranca, Te de ribera, Verónica macho, Verónica oficinal, Vinagra, Plumilla
- Swedish
- Ärenpris, Ärepris
- Tatar
- Дару яушаны
- Turkish
- Çıban otu
- Ukrainian
- Вероніка лікарська
- vep
- Norhein
- Welsh
- Rhwyddlwyn meddygol, Llysiau Llywelyn
Synonyms
- Veronica allionii F.W.Schmidt
- Veronica allionii var. tournefortii Vill.
- Veronica carquejana Samp.
- Veronica depressa Schur
- Veronica dryadis Schur
- Veronica guentheri Opiz
- Veronica hirsuta Hopkirk
- Veronica lanceolata Opiz
- Veronica mas Garsault
- Veronica muelleri Schrank
- Veronica muelleriana Vest
- Veronica officinalis f. albiflora (G.Don) House
- Veronica officinalis f. monstrosa Svanlund
- Veronica officinalis f. officinalis
- Veronica officinalis var. albiflora G.Don
- Veronica officinalis var. allionii Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
- Veronica officinalis var. caespitosa Wallr.
- Veronica officinalis var. carquejana (Samp.) Cout.
- Veronica officinalis var. glabrata Fristedt
- Veronica officinalis var. glabrescens Bolle
- Veronica officinalis var. glabrescens Merino
- Veronica officinalis var. major Sennen
- Veronica officinalis var. minor Gren.
- Veronica officinalis var. multicaulis Wallr.
- Veronica officinalis var. nitidula Klett & Richt.
- Veronica officinalis var. officinalis
- Veronica officinalis var. plena G.Don
- Veronica officinalis var. silvestris Wallr.
- Veronica officinalis var. spadana (Lej.) Dumort.
- Veronica officinalis var. subarctica Schur
- Veronica officinalis var. submontana C.G.Westerl.
- Veronica officinalis var. sylvestris Wallr.
- Veronica officinalis var. tournefortii (Vill.) Dumort.
- Veronica officinalis var. variegata G.Don
- Veronica officinarum Crantz
- Veronica setigera D.Don
- Veronica spadana Lej.
- Veronica subarctica Schur
- Veronica tournefortii (Vill.) F.W.Schmidt
- Veronica vadiniensis R.Alonso, Lence, López Pach., Puente & Penas
and 1 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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- Marsh speedwellVeronica scutellataPlantaginaceae
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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.