Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyPlantaginaceae
GenusVeronica
Scientific name with authorshipVeronica officinalis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? tournefortii F.W.SchmidtCardia officinalis (L.) DulacVeronica allionii F.W.SchmidtVeronica allionii var. tournefortii Vill.Veronica carquejana Samp.Veronica depressa Kit. ex Schult.Veronica dryadis SchurVeronica guentheri OpizVeronica hirsuta HopkirkVeronica lanceolata OpizVeronica mas GarsaultVeronica muelleri SchrankVeronica muelleriana VestVeronica muelleriana Vest ex Schult.Veronica officinalis f. albiflora (G.Don) HouseVeronica officinalis f. alpestris (Celak.) HayekVeronica officinalis f. glabrescens (Bolle) HayekVeronica officinalis f. monstrosa SvanlundVeronica officinalis f. officinalisVeronica officinalis f. spadana (Lej.) HayekVeronica officinalis f. tournefortii (F.W.Schmidt) HayekVeronica officinalis subsp. alpestris (Celak.) HolubVeronica officinalis subsp. major Sennen Exsicc.Veronica officinalis var. albiflora G.DonVeronica officinalis var. allionii Mert. & W.D.J.KochVeronica officinalis var. alpestris Celak.Veronica officinalis var. caespitosa Wallr.Veronica officinalis var. carquejana (Samp.) Cout.Veronica officinalis var. cyanea RichenVeronica officinalis var. glabra Bab.Veronica officinalis var. glabrata FristedtVeronica officinalis var. glabrescens BolleVeronica officinalis var. glabrescens MerinoVeronica officinalis var. guentheri OpizVeronica officinalis var. hirsuta (Hook.) Bab.Veronica officinalis var. major SennenVeronica officinalis var. minor Gren.Veronica officinalis var. minor OrtmannVeronica officinalis var. multicaulis Wallr.Veronica officinalis var. nitidula Klett & Richt.Veronica officinalis var. officinalisVeronica officinalis var. silvestris Wallr.Veronica officinalis var. spadana (Lej.) Dumort.Veronica officinalis var. subarctica SchurVeronica officinalis var. submontana C.G.Westerl.Veronica officinalis var. tournefortii (F.W.Schmidt) Rchb.Veronica officinalis var. tournefortii (Vill.) Dumort.Veronica officinarum CrantzVeronica plena OpizVeronica plena Opiz ex Schult.Veronica repens Gilib.Veronica setigera D.DonVeronica spadana Lej.Veronica subarctica SchurVeronica tournefortii (Vill.) F.W.SchmidtVeronica tournefortii Vill.Veronica vadiniensis R.Alonso, Lence, López Pach., Puente & PenasVeronica vulgaris Opiz
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier812402-1
Use codesHF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.