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Gentian Speedwell

Veronica gentianoides

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Common names

17 names · 15 languages
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Other languages (14)
Dutch
French
  • Véronique fausse gentiane[4]
Armenian
  • Բերենիկե բոգանման[3]
Czech
  • rozrazil hořcovitý[3]
Danish
  • Ensianbladet ærenpris[3]
Finnish
  • unelmatädyke[3]
German
Norwegian
  • kosakkveronika[3]
Polish
  • przetacznik goryczkowy[3]
Russian
  • Вероника горечавковая[3]
Slovak
  • veronika horcovitá[3]
Swedish
  • porslinsveronika[3]
Turkish
  • Kandil Çiçeği[3]
Ukrainian
  • Вероніка тирличева[3]
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Veronica gentianoides — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Gentian Speedwell — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 509258; Veronica gentianoides.
  • Enzian-Ehrenpreis — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 509258; Veronica gentianoides.
  • Gentiaan-ereprijs — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 509258; Veronica gentianoides.
[2] Veronica gentianoides — GBIF vernacular names (Catalogue of Life) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Catalogue of Life. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Gentian Speedwell — results[6] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/6439238/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 6439238; sourceTaxonKey 295619357; Veronica gentianoides.
  • Enzian-Ehrenpreis — results[3] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/6439238/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 6439238; sourceTaxonKey 295619357; Veronica gentianoides.
  • gentian blue speedwell — results[9] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/6439238/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 6439238; sourceTaxonKey 295619357; Veronica gentianoides.
  • Gentiaan-ereprijs — results[5] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/6439238/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 6439238; sourceTaxonKey 295619357; Veronica gentianoides.
[3] Veronica gentianoides — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Gentian Speedwell — results[11].names[1]; taxon id 509258; Veronica gentianoides.
  • Enzian-Ehrenpreis — results[11].names[6]; taxon id 509258; Veronica gentianoides.
  • Gentiaan-ereprijs — results[11].names[11]; taxon id 509258; Veronica gentianoides.
  • kosakkveronika — results[11].names[2]; taxon id 509258; Veronica gentianoides.
  • Вероника горечавковая — results[11].names[3]; taxon id 509258; Veronica gentianoides.
  • unelmatädyke — results[11].names[4]; taxon id 509258; Veronica gentianoides.
  • rozrazil hořcovitý — results[11].names[5]; taxon id 509258; Veronica gentianoides.
  • porslinsveronika — results[11].names[7]; taxon id 509258; Veronica gentianoides.
  • Ensianbladet ærenpris — results[11].names[8]; taxon id 509258; Veronica gentianoides.
  • Բերենիկե բոգանման — results[11].names[9]; taxon id 509258; Veronica gentianoides.
  • przetacznik goryczkowy — results[11].names[10]; taxon id 509258; Veronica gentianoides.
  • Вероніка тирличева — results[11].names[12]; taxon id 509258; Veronica gentianoides.
  • veronika horcovitá — results[11].names[13]; taxon id 509258; Veronica gentianoides.
  • Kandil Çiçeği — results[11].names[14]; taxon id 509258; Veronica gentianoides.
[4] Veronica gentianoides — GBIF vernacular names (TAXREF) ↗

GBIF aggregation of TAXREF. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Véronique fausse gentiane — results[8] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/6439238/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 6439238; sourceTaxonKey 221895683; Veronica gentianoides.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Veronica gentianoides is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Plantaginaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Krym, Türkiye to NW. Iran.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Gentian Speedwell (Veronica gentianoides) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to June.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Veronica gentianoides — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1459470; ID 5B6SH; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1459470; ID 5B6SH; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Veronica gentianoides — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 194537; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 919635, 919637, 919638, 919639, 919640

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.