Veronica opaca

Veronica opaca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Veroniceae
Genus: Veronica
Subgenus: V. subg. Pocilla
Species: Veronica opaca

Name

Veronica opaca Fr., Novit. Fl. Svec.: 64 (1819).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Veronica agrestis var. opaca (Fr.) Wahlenb., Fl. Suecica 1: 11 (1824).
  • Cochlidiosperma opacum (Fr.) Opiz, Seznam: 31 (1852).
  • Veronica agrestis subsp. opaca (Fr.) Bonnier & Layens, Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 237 (1894).
• Heterotypic
  • Cochlidiosperma frieseanum Opiz, Seznam: 31 (1852).
  • Veronica opaca var. albiflora Wiesb., Jahresber. Vereins Naturk. Österreich ob der Enns 21: 9 (1892).
  • Veronica opaca var. pallida Wiesb., Jahresber. Vereins Naturk. Österreich ob der Enns 21: 9 (1892).
  • Veronica opaca var. rosea Wiesb., Jahresber. Vereins Naturk. Österreich ob der Enns 21: 9 (1892).
  • Veronica opaca var. affinis P.Afzel. ex Neuman, Bot. Not. 1896: 283 (1896).

Notes

The name Veronica agrestis var. opaca Ewart (Flora of Victoria 1022. 1931) might belong here, but is dubious.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden. Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France. Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Belarus, Baltic States, Central European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Réunion (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Turkmenistan. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fr. 1819. Novitiae Florae Suecicae 64.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Veronica opaca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Veronica opaca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Veronica opaca. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica opaca. Accessed: 31 Oct 2024.
• Tela Botanica (ed.) 2000 onwards: Tela Botanica. Le réseau de la botanique francophone. eFlore. Veronica opaca. Association Tela Botanica, Montpellier, France. Accessed: 2011 Aug 13.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Veronica opaca in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: broad-sepal speedwell
suomi: Himmeätädyke
Nederlands: doffe ereprijs

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