Veronica vernaL.

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WFO wfo-0000425925 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Veronica verna, photographed by Mary Krieger
fig. a Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-09 / obs. 205658826
Veronica verna, photographed by Силаева Татьяна Борисовна
fig. b Силаева Татьяна Борисовна, CC0 1.0 / obs. 201672214
Veronica verna, photographed by Силаева Татьяна Борисовна
fig. c Силаева Татьяна Борисовна, CC0 1.0 / obs. 203572519
Veronica verna, photographed by Анастасия
fig. d Анастасия, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 193653268
Veronica verna, photographed by Pavel Kacl
fig. e Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 193837176
Veronica verna, photographed by Fabien Piednoir
fig. f Fabien Piednoir, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 192298240
Veronica verna, photographed by Aleksei Baushev
fig. g Aleksei Baushev, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 190126428
Veronica verna, photographed by Grzegorz Grzejszczak
fig. h Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 173892554

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Native range 49 botanical countries

Regions where Veronica verna is native: Morocco, Afghanistan, Altay, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, North Caucasus, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine MoroccoAfghanistanAltayIranKazakhstanKirgizstanNorth CaucasusTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanUzbekistanXinjiangPakistanWest HimalayaAlbaniaAustriaBaltic StatesBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCentral European RussiaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkEast European RussiaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyKrymNetherlandsNorth European RussiaNorthwest European RussiaNorwayNW. Balkan Pen.PolandRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine Sardegna
Native distribution of Veronica verna, 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. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Baltic States BLT
Belarus BLR
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
East European Russia RUE
Finland FIN
France FRA
Germany GER
Great Britain GRB
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
North European Russia RUN
Northwest European Russia RUW
Norway NOR
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SWI
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Altay ALT
Iran IRN
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
North Caucasus NCS
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
Xinjiang CHX
Pakistan PAK ASIA-TROPICAL
West Himalaya WHM
Morocco MOR AFRICA

Not drawn on the map: Great Britain. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

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 24 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.

  • Agerella verna (L.) Fourr.
  • Cardia verna (L.) Dulac
  • Veronica arvensis subsp. bellardii (All.) Arcang.
  • Veronica bellardii All.
  • Veronica bernettii A.Schwarz
  • Veronica brevistyla Moris
  • Veronica campestris Schmalh.
  • Veronica chamaepitys Pers.
  • Veronica linearifolia Vis.
  • Veronica palmatiloba Miégev.
  • Veronica pinnatifida Lam.
  • Veronica procerior C.Presl ex Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Veronica succulenta All.
  • Veronica trifida Gilib.
  • Veronica verna prol. succulenta (All.) Rouy
  • Veronica verna subsp. brevistyla (Moris) Rouy
  • Veronica verna var. caespitosa Vayr.
  • Veronica verna var. gracilis Schltdl.
  • Veronica verna var. integrifolia Pančić
  • Veronica verna var. multicaulis Schltdl.
  • Veronica verna var. pusilla Klett & Richt.
  • Veronica verna var. revelieri Briq.
  • Veronica verna var. succulenta Klett & Richt.
  • Veronica verna var. virgata Schltdl.

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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