Plantaginaceae
Neckweed
Veronica peregrina
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Veronica
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Common names
By language (19)
- arz
- فيرونيكا بيريجرينا
- Chinese
- 毛蟲婆婆納, 蚊母草, 仙桃草, 山桃草, 水蓑衣
- Czech
- Rozrazil cizí
- Dutch
- Vreemde ereprijs
- English
- Neckweed, American speedwell
- Finnish
- Muukalaistädyke, Nystymuukalaistädyke, Silomuukalaistädyke
- French
- Véronique voyageuse, Véronique étrangère, Veronique voyageuse
- German
- Fremder Ehrenpreis
- hsb
- Cuzy rozraz
- Japanese
- ムシクサ
- Korean
- 문모초
- Persian
- سیزاب خارجی
- Polish
- Przetacznik obcy
- Russian
- Вероника иноземная
- Slovak
- Veronika cudzia
- Slovenian
- Ameriški jetičnik
- Swedish
- Pilgrimsveronika
- Ukrainian
- Вероніка іноземна
- Welsh
- Rhwyddlwyn America
Synonyms
- Veronica carnosula Lam.
- Veronica caroliniana Walter
- Veronica chillensis Kunth
- Veronica laevis Lam.
- Veronica marilandica Murray
- Veronica maximowicziana Vorosch.
- Veronica pallescens Gaterau
- Veronica peregrina f. xalapensis (Kunth) Kitag.
- Veronica peregrina subsp. asiatica Elenevsky
- Veronica peregrina subsp. peregrina
- Veronica peregrina subsp. typica Pennell
- Veronica peregrina subsp. xalapensis (Kunth) Pennell
- Veronica peregrina unranked xalapensis (Kunth) Pennell
- Veronica peregrina var. laurentiana Vict. & J.Rousseau
- Veronica peregrina var. peregrina
- Veronica peregrina var. pubescens Honda
- Veronica peregrina var. romana (L.) Dumort.
- Veronica peregrina var. subserrata Rchb.
- Veronica peregrina var. xalapensis (Kunth) H.St.John
- Veronica peregrina var. xalapensis (Kunth) Pennell
- Veronica peruviana Willd. ex A.Dietr.
- Veronica romana L.
- Veronica sherwoodii Peck
- Veronica xalapensis Kunth
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 387 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Alaska: introduced, Canada: native, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Timur Kalininsky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Carlos Caicedo Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Силаева Татьяна Борисовна, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bob, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joseph McPhail, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.