Veronica persica

ClassificationDicots
FamilyPlantaginaceae
Family (Traditional)Scrophulariaceae
GenusVeronica
Species:Veronica persica Poir.
Common NameBirdeye Speedwell
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: Febuary; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Blue; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 10; Ovules per Carpel: 11; Ovules per Carpel: 12; Ovules per Carpel: 13+; Petal Number: 4; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 1
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Pocilla persica Pocilla persica (Poir.) Fourr.
Veronica buxbaumii Veronica buxbaumii Tenore
Veronica byzantina Veronica byzantina BSP.
Veronica persica var. aschersoniana Veronica persica var. aschersoniana (Lehm.) Boivin
Veronica persica var. corrensiana Veronica persica var. corrensiana (Lehm.) Boivin
Veronica persica var. persica Veronica persica var. persica Poir.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Boone (KY), Bourbon (KY), Bullitt (KY), Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Fayette (KY), Floyd (KY), Jefferson (KY), Lawrence (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Owen (KY), Warren (KY), Anderson (TN), Blount (TN), Cannon (TN), Cocke (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Moore (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Smith (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1938 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100748225 Madison Kentucky 16 Apr 1983 Kathy Lutz
3
EKY
Veronica persica
31234100748100 Floyd Kentucky 08 Apr 2000 Tosh Akers
14
EKY
Veronica persica
31234100748134 Marion Kentucky 23 Apr 1999 Timothy J. Weckman
4576
EKY
Veronica persica
31234100748209 Jefferson Kentucky 03 Apr 1976 S. DeRossett
49
EKY
Veronica persica
BEREA022881 Anderson Tennessee
BEREA
Veronica persica
BEREA018411 Polk Tennessee
BEREA
Veronica persica
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 18 May 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196598 Hickman Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196601 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196612 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196603 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196605 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
APSC0044037 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Veronica persica
APSC0061403 Jefferson Kentucky 27 Apr 1982 Max Medley
APSC
Veronica persica
APSC0001863 Montgomery Tennessee 31 Mar 1980 E W Chester
4338
APSC
Veronica persica
31234100748142 Madison Kentucky 15 Apr 2005 J. Bennett
11
EKY
Veronica persica
31234100748241 Marion Kentucky 03 Apr 1999 Ross C. Clark
24167
EKY
Veronica persica
31234100748175 Madison Kentucky 15 Apr 2005 M. Bennett
2
EKY
Veronica persica
31234100748118 Clinton Kentucky 16 Mar 1998 Mark A. Gorton
98-35
EKY
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196606 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196600 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196599 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196594 Cannon Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196610 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
APSC0092993 Bourbon Kentucky 31 Mar 2018 Mason Brock
APSC
Veronica persica
APSC0045497 Cannon Tennessee
APSC
Veronica persica
HTTU028526 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Veronica persica
HTTU011693 Tennessee
HTTU
Veronica persica
UCHT040775 Tennessee
UCHT
Veronica persica
UOS04877 Franklin Tennessee 23 May 1969 S.G. Hopkins
UOS
Veronica persica
31234100748191 Blount Tennessee 26 Jun 1975 R. Dale Thomas
45471
EKY
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196607 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196602 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196597 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196604 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
APSC0104512 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Veronica persica
APSC0001861 Montgomery Tennessee 14 Apr 1981 E W Chester
81-60
APSC
Veronica persica
APSC0001865 Giles Tennessee 04 Mar 2000 D Estes
321
APSC
Veronica persica
HTTU031728 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Veronica persica
MTSU019407 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Veronica persica
UCHT026293 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Veronica persica
UCHT026300 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Veronica persica
UCHT040776 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Veronica persica
UCHT040779 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Veronica persica
UOS04874 Franklin Tennessee 28 Feb 1998 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Veronica persica
ETSU005161 Unicoi Tennessee 17 Mar 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196595 Cocke Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196608 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196613 Sullivan Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
APSC0001875 Monroe Tennessee 21 Sep 1938 J M Shaver
8410
APSC
Veronica persica
HTTU011691 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Veronica persica
MTSU019541 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Veronica persica
UOS04875 Franklin Tennessee 25 Apr 2013 D. Estes
UOS
Veronica persica
31234100748233 Madison Kentucky 28 Apr 1978 Gloria Petzold
50
EKY
Veronica persica
ETSU007495 Unicoi Tennessee 14 Apr 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Veronica persica
ETSU005037 Johnson Tennessee 07 Apr 2013 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196609 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
APSC0045464 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Veronica persica
APSC0032322 Fayette Kentucky 08 Apr 1976 Jerry and Carol Baskin
APSC
Veronica persica
APSC0001864 Houston Tennessee 25 May 1984 E W Chester
84-132
APSC
Veronica persica
HTTU009612 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Veronica persica
MTSU019668 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Veronica persica
UCHT040777 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Veronica persica
UCHT040778 Tennessee
UCHT
Veronica persica
UCHT026294 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Veronica persica
MTSU019671 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Veronica persica
MTSU019669 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Veronica persica
MTSU019553 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Veronica persica
MTSU019592 Anderson Tennessee
MTSU
Veronica persica
UCHT026295 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Veronica persica
UCHT040774 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Veronica persica
UCHT039151 Smith Tennessee
UCHT
Veronica persica
UCHT040773 Tennessee
UCHT
Veronica persica
31234100748084 Floyd Kentucky 20 May 1964 Elizabeth M. Browne
8342
EKY
Veronica persica
BEREA018404 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Veronica persica
31973000019444 Boone Kentucky
KNK
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196614 Washington Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
APSC0001858 Montgomery Tennessee 17 May 1948 E Hutchison
311
APSC
Veronica persica
APSC0040521 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Veronica persica
MTSU019601 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Veronica persica
MTSU019549 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Veronica persica
MTSU019667 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Veronica persica
ETSU025864 Hawkins Tennessee 17 Mar 2019 Frosty Levy
19027
ETSU
Veronica persica
31234100748217 Jefferson Kentucky 14 Apr 2006 Patricia D. Haragan
EKY
Veronica persica
ETSU007502 Unicoi Tennessee 04 Apr 2009 Tim McDowell
ETSU
Veronica persica
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 20 Mar 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196611 Moore Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
APSC0045493 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Veronica persica
MTSU019298 Davidson Tennessee
MTSU
Veronica persica
UOS04876 Franklin Tennessee 08 Mar 1973 D.F. McNeeley
UOS
Veronica persica
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 17 Mar 2019 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Veronica persica
31234100748159 Cumberland Kentucky 15 Apr 1999 Ross C. Clark
Thomas J. Weckman
EKY
Veronica persica
BEREA018410 Polk Tennessee
BEREA
Veronica persica
31973000019446 Owen Kentucky
KNK
Veronica persica
31973000019443 Lawrence Kentucky
KNK
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0196596 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
APSC0099792 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Veronica persica
APSC0001862 Montgomery Tennessee 15 Apr 1969 E W Chester
2214
APSC
Veronica persica
MTSU019664 Davidson Tennessee
MTSU
Veronica persica
MTSU019552 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Veronica persica
TENN-V-0243794 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Veronica persica
UOS04888 Franklin Tennessee 06 Apr 1968 Gallager
UOS
Veronica persica
ETSU025374 Washington Tennessee 15 Oct 2012 Adam McCullough
ETSU
Veronica persica
ETSU025428 Johnson Tennessee 14 Apr 2013 Adam McCullough
DOEM 0053
ETSU
Veronica persica
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