Veronica praecoxAll.

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WFO wfo-0000425870 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Veronica praecox, photographed by Patrick Hacker
fig. a Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-02 / obs. 195430770
Veronica praecox, photographed by Pavel Kacl
fig. b Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 189058816
Veronica praecox, photographed by Grzegorz Grzejszczak
fig. c Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 146339489
Veronica praecox, photographed by Pavel Kacl
fig. d Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 128266657
Veronica praecox, photographed by Tatyana Sova
fig. e Tatyana Sova, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 122913744
Veronica praecox, photographed by Galyna Mykytynets
fig. f Galyna Mykytynets, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 121365900
Veronica praecox, photographed by Galyna Mykytynets
fig. g Galyna Mykytynets, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 121848002
Veronica praecox, photographed by Nico
fig. h Nico, CC0 1.0 / obs. 120235500

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Native range 28 botanical countries

Regions where Veronica praecox is native: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, North Caucasus, Türkiye, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Netherlands, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine AlgeriaMoroccoTunisiaNorth CaucasusTürkiyeAlbaniaAustriaBelgiumBulgariaCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyKritiKrymNetherlandsNW. Balkan Pen.PolandRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraine
Native distribution of Veronica praecox, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
France FRA
Germany GER
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Romania ROM
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SWI
Ukraine UKR
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Morocco MOR
Tunisia TUN
North Caucasus NCS ASIA-TEMPERATE
Türkiye TUR

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 12 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Cardia praecox (All.) Dulac
  • Cochlidiosperma praecox (All.) Opiz
  • Omphalospora praecox (All.) Fourr.
  • Veronica formanekii Heldr.
  • Veronica minuta Krock.
  • Veronica ocymifolia Thuill.
  • Veronica praecox var. minor Gaudin
  • Veronica segetalis Pers.
  • Veronica thessala Formánek
  • Veronica triphyllos subsp. praecox (All.) Corb.
  • Veronica viscida Waldst. ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Veronica viscosa Kit. ex A.Dietr.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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