Veronica serpyllifolia L.

thyme-leaved speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia)

Veronica serpyllifolia, the thyme-leaved speedwell or thymeleaf speedwell, is a perennial flowering plant in the plantain family. The species as a whole is native mostly to Eurasia & North America, and has three variants with their individual ranges; var. serpyllifolia has particularly spread beyond its native range.

Source: Wikipedia

Synonyms 50

Cardia multiflora, Veronica apennina, Veronica balcanica, Veronica bolivari, Veronica borealis, Veronica bungabecca, Veronica fontana, Veronica funesta, Veronica herniarioides, Veronica integerrima, Veronica lucida, Veronica microphylla, Veronica nummulariifolia, Veronica pasquorum, Veronica riederiana, Veronica ruderalis, Veronica rugulosella, Veronica spicatoracemosa, Veronica villosiuscula, Veronica wolffiana, Veronicastrum serpyllifolium, Veronica alpina subsp. apennina, Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. apennina, Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. graeca, Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. humifusa, Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. parvifolia, Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. tenella, Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. trichocaulis, Veronicastrum serpyllifolium subsp. humifusum, Veronica alpina var. apennina, Veronica pasquorum var. alpina, Veronica pasquorum var. pubescens, Veronica serpyllifolia var. balcanica, Veronica serpyllifolia var. borealis, Veronica serpyllifolia var. ciliata, Veronica serpyllifolia var. decipiens, Veronica serpyllifolia var. glandulosa, Veronica serpyllifolia var. humifusa, Veronica serpyllifolia var. lucida, Veronica serpyllifolia var. major, Veronica serpyllifolia var. neglecta, Veronica serpyllifolia var. neomexicana, Veronica serpyllifolia var. nummularioides, Veronica serpyllifolia var. parvifolia, Veronica serpyllifolia var. pubescens, Veronica serpyllifolia var. repens, Veronica serpyllifolia var. sylvatica, Veronica serpyllifolia var. tenella, Veronica stelleri var. longistyla, Veronica serpyllifolia subvar. neglecta

443,862 GBIF occurrences
45,581 iNaturalist observations

Conservation status code

Conservation: status label

Least Concern

Conservation: population trend

Unknown

Conservation: year assessed

2016

IUCN Red List page

https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19620739/19621366

Habitats

IUCN: population narrative

The species is classed as globally 'Secure' by NatureServe (2014), however the populations in some Provinces in Canada are classed as 'Critically Imperiled' or 'Vulnerable'. The Canadian Endangered Species Conservation Council (CESCC 2011) also class the species as 'Secure' (for Canada only).

IUCN: habitat narrative

The species grows in anthropogenic (man-made or disturbed habitats), forests, meadows and fields, shores of rivers or lakes (New England Wild Flower Society 2011-2015).

IUCN: threats narrative

The threats to the species are unknown.

IUCN: conservation narrative

No conservation actions for the species are known, or likely to be needed.

IUCN: rationale

The species is widespread and while it is possibly declining in parts of its range, it is not thought that any global population decline is likely to meet (or be close to meeting) the threshold for Vulnerable. Therefore the species is assessed as Least Concern.

Related species

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Bright blue speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia humifusa)