Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyPlantaginaceae
GenusVeronica
Scientific name with authorshipVeronica prostrata L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cardia prostrata (L.) DulacUranostachys prostrata (L.) Fourr.Veronica alba OpizVeronica alba Opiz ex Schult.Veronica austriaca var. prostrata (L.) Kauffm.Veronica canescens C.PreslVeronica canescens C.Presl ex Schult.Veronica carnea OpizVeronica carnea Opiz ex Schult. & Schult.fil.Veronica cordata Celak.Veronica cordata OpizVeronica cordata Opiz ex Schult.Veronica cordata var. elongata Celak.Veronica cordata var. minor Celak.Veronica filicaulis HalácsyVeronica pectinata OpizVeronica pectinata Opiz ex Schult.Veronica pilosa L.Veronica pratensis CrantzVeronica prostrata subsp. prostrataVeronica prostrata var. decumbens Dumort.Veronica prostrata var. deorum Stoj. & JordanovVeronica prostrata var. kajmakcalanica AdamovicVeronica prostrata var. sibirica WatzlVeronica prostrata var. virens Klett & Richt.Veronica teucrium SaviVeronica teucrium subsp. prostrata (L.) Bonnier & LayensVeronica teucrium var. lutetiana (Roem. & Schult.) RouyVeronica teucrium var. prostrata (L.) DöllVeronica teucrium var. satureifolia Rchb.Veronica viridis C.PreslVeronica viridis C.Presl ex Schult.Veronicastrum prostratum (L.) 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 identifier812523-1
Use codesEU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
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.