Plantaginaceae
Spiked speedwell
Veronica spicata
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Veronica
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Common names
By language (26)
- Armenian
- Բերենիկե հասկաձև
- arz
- فيرونيكا سبيكاتا
- Belarusian
- Крынічнік каласісты
- Bulgarian
- Класисто великденче
- Chinese
- 穗花婆婆纳, 穗花
- Croatian
- Klasasta čestoslavica
- Czech
- Rozrazil klasnatý
- Danish
- Aks-Ærenpris
- Dutch
- Aar-ereprijs, Aarereprijs
- English
- Spiked speedwell
- Estonian
- Kassisaba
- Finnish
- Tähkätädyke
- French
- Véronique en épi, Veronique en epi
- German
- Ähriger Ehrenpreis, Ähren-Ehrenpreis, Ähren-Blauweiderich, Ähriger Blauweiderich
- hsb
- Kłóskaty rozraz
- Japanese
- ヒメルリトラノオ
- Latvian
- Vārpu veronika
- Lithuanian
- Varpotoji veronika
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Aksveronika
- Polish
- Przetacznik kłosowy
- Russian
- Вероника колосистая, Вероника колосовая, Вероничник колосистый
- Serbian
- Класаста вероника
- Slovak
- Veronikovec klasnatý, Veronika klasnatá
- Swedish
- Axveronika
- Ukrainian
- Вероніка колосиста
- Welsh
- Rhwyddlwyn pigfain
Synonyms
- Cardia spicata (L.) Dulac
- Hedystachys spicata (L.) Fourr.
- Pseudolysimachion spicatum (L.) Opiz
- Pseudolysimachion spicatum subsp. hybridum Holub
- Veronica pseudoorchidea (Pacz.) Klokov
- Veronica spicata subsp. vulgaris Gaudin
Flowers
- In flower
- June to September (from 1,188 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Emanuele Santarelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joey Bom, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Thierry Arbault, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene Saltini, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Radio Tonreg from Vienna, Austria, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Evgenij Samarin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Terry Instone, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Veronica
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- Thymeleaf speedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaPlantaginaceae
- Blue water-speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquaticaPlantaginaceae
- Corn speedwellVeronica arvensisPlantaginaceae
- Ivy-leaved speedwellVeronica hederifoliaPlantaginaceae
- Gray field speedwellVeronica politaPlantaginaceae
- Green field speedwellVeronica agrestisPlantaginaceae
- Marsh speedwellVeronica scutellataPlantaginaceae
- Garden speedwellVeronica longifoliaPlantaginaceae
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.