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Plantaginaceae

Thymeleaf speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia L.

Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Veronica

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Thymeleaf speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia)
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (28)
arz
فيرونيكا سيربيليفوليا
Bulgarian
Мащерколистно великденче
Chinese
小婆婆纳, 地涩涩
Czech
Rozrazil douškolistý
Danish
Glat Ærenpris
Dutch
Tijmereprijs
English
Thymeleaf speedwell, Thyme-leaved speedwell
Estonian
Liivateelehine mailane
Finnish
Orvontädyke, Etelänorvontädyke
French
Véronique à feuilles de serpolet, Veronique a feuilles de serpolet
German
Quendel-Ehrenpreis, Thymina-Ehrenpreis
hsb
Běłojty rozraz
Icelandic
Lækjadepla
Irish
Lus an treacha
Japanese
コテングクワガタ
Kazakh
Киікшөптес бөденешөп
Latvian
Mārsila veronika
Norwegian Bokmål
Snauveronika
Norwegian Nynorsk
Bleikveronika, Snauveronika
Persian
سیزاب آویشنی
Polish
Przetacznik macierzankowy
Russian
Вероника тимьянолистная, Вероника тимьянная
Slovak
Veronika dúškolistá
Slovenian
Timijanov jetičnik
Spanish
Ontineta
Swedish
Majveronika
Ukrainian
Вероніка чебрецелиста
Welsh
Rhwyddlwyn dail teim

Synonyms

  • Cardia officinalis (L.) Dulac
  • Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. neomexicana Cock.
  • Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
  • Veronicastrum serpyllifolium (L.) Fourr.

Flowers

In flower
April to June (from 4,518 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: introduced, Alaska: native, Canada: introduced, Canada: native, Greenland: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

Photos

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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.