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Long-leaved Speedwell

Veronica longifolia

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Common names

23 names · 22 languages
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Other languages (21)
Dutch
French
  • Véronique à longues feuilles[1][2]
Belarusian
  • Крынічнік даўгалісты[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 兔儿尾苗[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 免兒尾苗[2]
Czech
  • rozrazil dlouholistý[2]
Danish
  • Langbladet ærenpris[2]
Estonian
  • pikalehine mailane[2]
Finnish
  • rantatädyke[2]
German
  • Langblättriger Ehrenpreis[1][2]
Hungarian
  • hosszúlevelű veronika[2]
Japanese
  • セイヨウトラノオ[2]
Lithuanian
  • Ilgalapė veronika[2]
Mongolian
  • …гандбадраа[2]
Norwegian
  • storveronika[2]
Polish
  • Przetacznik długolistny[2]
Russian
  • Вероника длиннолистная[2]
Slovak
  • veronika dlholistá[2]
Slovenian
  • dolgolistni jetičnik[2]
Swedish
  • strandveronika[2]
Ukrainian
  • Вероніка довголиста[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

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 longifolia — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Long-leaved Speedwell — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • Langblättriger Ehrenpreis — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • Garden Speedwell — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • Véronique à longues feuilles — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • Lange ereprijs — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
[2] Veronica longifolia — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Long-leaved Speedwell — results[2].names[1]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • Langblättriger Ehrenpreis — results[2].names[5]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • Garden Speedwell — results[2].names[2]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • Véronique à longues feuilles — results[2].names[6]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • Lange ereprijs — results[2].names[17]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • rantatädyke — results[2].names[4]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • Przetacznik długolistny — results[2].names[7]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • Ilgalapė veronika — results[2].names[8]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • Langbladet ærenpris — results[2].names[9]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • Вероника длиннолистная — results[2].names[10]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • storveronika — results[2].names[11]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • rozrazil dlouholistý — results[2].names[12]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • 兔儿尾苗 — results[2].names[13]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • strandveronika — results[2].names[14]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • セイヨウトラノオ — results[2].names[15]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • pikalehine mailane — results[2].names[16]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • 免兒尾苗 — results[2].names[18]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • …гандбадраа — results[2].names[19]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • dolgolistni jetičnik — results[2].names[20]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • Вероніка довголиста — results[2].names[21]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • Крынічнік даўгалісты — results[2].names[22]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • veronika dlholistá — results[2].names[23]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
  • hosszúlevelű veronika — results[2].names[24]; taxon id 170192; Veronica longifolia.
[3] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • garden speedwell — Page 5, column 1, row top 487 pt; common-name cell after Veronica longifolia.; Veronica longifolia.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Veronica longifolia 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]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Veronica longifolia in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Long-leaved Speedwell (Veronica longifolia) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to August.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Veronica longifolia — 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 1459595; ID 5B6YK; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1459595; ID 5B6YK; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 5, column 1, entry Veronica longifolia (top 487 pt)

    Source checked on .