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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies
  6. Plantain Family
  7. Speedwells and Hebes
  8. Speedwell

subgenus

Speedwell

Veronica

Traits
Includes
4 native 1 introduced 2 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Heath Speedwell introduced
  • Wood Speedwell
  • American Alpine Speedwell native
  • Marsh Speedwell native
  • Alpine Speedwell
  • Cusick's Speedwell native
  • Veronica morrisonicola present
  • Compact Blue Speedwell
  • Largeflower Speedwell present
  • Copeland's Speedwell native
  • Steller's American Alpine Speedwell

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Annual Perennial Shrub Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native speedwell All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Marsh Speedwell Veronica scutellata caterpillars 5 food 9 flowers 48
  • American Alpine Speedwell Veronica wormskjoldii caterpillars 3 food 3 flowers 37
  • Cusick's Speedwell Veronica cusickii caterpillars 2 food 3 flowers 30
  • Copeland's Speedwell Veronica copelandii caterpillars 1 food 2 flowers 21

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