Plantaginaceae

Birdeye speedwell

Veronica persica Poir.

Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Veronica

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Birdeye speedwell (Veronica persica) — FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (34)

Arabic: زهرة الحواشي الفارسية
arz: زهرة الحواشى الفارسيه
Asturian: Meruxa
Belarusian: Крынічнік персідскі
Bulgarian: Персийско великденче
Catalan: Véronique de perse
Chinese: 阿拉伯婆婆納, 阿拉伯婆婆纳, 波斯婆婆纳, 灯笼婆婆纳, 肾子草, 臺北水苦蕒
Czech: Rozrazil perský
Danish: Storkronet Ærenpris
Dutch: Grote ereprijs
English: Birdeye speedwell, Bird's-eye, Common field-speedwell, Large field Speedwell, Persian speedwell, Winter speedwell
Estonian: Pärsia mailane
Finnish: Persiantädyke
French: Véronique de perse, Veronique de Perse, Véronique commune
German: Persischer Ehrenpreis, Véronique de perse
hsb: Zahrodny rozraz, Persiski rozraz
Hungarian: Perzsa veronika
Irish: Lus cré garraí
Japanese: オオイヌノフグリ
Korean: 큰개불알풀
Lithuanian: Véronique de perse
Macedonian: Персиско велигденче
Norwegian Bokmål: Orientveronika
Persian: سیزاب ایرانی
Polish: Przetacznik perski
Portuguese: Verónica-da-pérsia
Quechua: Hatun ch'iwa, Puna mikhurana
Russian: Вероника персидская, Вероника месхетинская
Serbian: Kokošija ljubica
Slovak: Veronika perzská
Slovenian: Perzijski jetičnik
Swedish: Trädgårdsveronika, Véronique de perse
Ukrainian: Вероніка персидська
Welsh: Rhwyddlwyn y maes

Synonyms

Cardia filiformis Dulac
Pocilla persica (Poir.) Fourr.
Veronica alpiphila Arv.-Touv.
Veronica areolata Colenso
Veronica buxbaumii Ten.
Veronica buxbaumii var. kochiana Godr.
Veronica byzantina Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Veronica cymbalariifolia F.W.Schmidt
Veronica diffusa Raf.
Veronica filiformis DC.
Veronica hospita Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
Veronica meskhetica Kem.-Nath.
Veronica persica var. aschersoniana (E.B.J.Lehm.) Drabble & J.E.Little
Veronica persica var. corrensiana (E.B.J.Lehm.) Stroh
Veronica persica var. minor Sennen & Elías
Veronica persica var. persica
Veronica precox Raf.
Veronica tournefortii C.C.Gmel.
Veronica tournefortii subsp. aschersoniana E.B.J.Lehm.
Veronica tournefortii subsp. corrensiana E.B.J.Lehm.
Veronica tournefortii subsp. restrictior P.Fourn.
Veronica tournefortii var. albiflora Bolzon
Veronica tournefortii var. aschersoniana (E.B.J.Lehm.) Hayek & Hegi
Veronica tournefortii var. corrensiana (E.B.J.Lehm.) Hayek & Hegi

Flowers

In flower: February to May (from 12,993 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Strobilomyces, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: agujaceratops, 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.