Plantaginaceae
Marsh speedwell
Veronica scutellata
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Veronica
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Common names
By language (22)
- arz
- فيرونيكا سكوتيلاتا
- Belarusian
- Крынічнік шчытковы
- Czech
- Rozrazil štítkovitý
- Danish
- Smalbladet Ærenpris
- Dutch
- Schildereprijs, Schildvruchtereprijs
- English
- Marsh speedwell, Skullcap speedwell, Grassleaf speedwell
- Estonian
- Kännasmailane
- Finnish
- Luhtatädyke
- French
- Véronique à écus, Véronique à écusson
- German
- Schild-Ehrenpreis, Schildehrenpreis
- hsb
- Bahnowy rozraz
- Icelandic
- Skriðdepla
- Japanese
- ホソカワヂシャ
- Latvian
- Vairogu veronika
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Vekveronika
- Polish
- Przetacznik błotny
- Russian
- Вероника щитковая, Вероника щитковидная
- Slovak
- Veronika štítovitá
- Slovenian
- Močvirski jetičnik
- Swedish
- Dyveronika
- Ukrainian
- Вероніка щиткова
- Welsh
- Rhwyddlwyn culddail y gors
Synonyms
- Cardia scutellata (L.) Dulac
- Limnaspidium parmularium Fourr.
- Limnaspidium scutellatum Fourr.
- Veronica angustifolia Gray
- Veronica angustifolia var. pubescens Gray
- Veronica connata Raf.
- Veronica connata subsp. typica Pennell
- Veronica parmularia Poit. & Turpin
- Veronica polozhiae Revuschkin
- Veronica scutellata f. alba B.Boivin
- Veronica scutellata f. scutellata
- Veronica scutellata f. villosa Pennell
- Veronica scutellata var. angustifolia Sennen
- Veronica scutellata var. glabra Schum.
- Veronica scutellata var. grandifolia Sennen
- Veronica scutellata var. latifolia Roem. & Schult.
- Veronica scutellata var. longibracteata Peev
- Veronica scutellata var. parmularia (Poit. & Turpin) Lej.
- Veronica scutellata var. pilosa Vahl
- Veronica scutellata var. pubescens W.D.J.Koch
- Veronica scutellata var. scutellata
- Veronica scutellata var. velutina DC.
- Veronica scutellata var. villosa Hartm.
- Veronica scutellata var. villosa Schumach.
- Veronica uliginosa Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 550 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Milan Chytrý, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Марина Давлетшина, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: carnifex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christian Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kate Manning, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Randal, CC0, 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.