Veroniceae

Veroniceae
Veronica chamaedrys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Tribe:	Veroniceae Duby

Veroniceae is a plant tribe in the family Plantaginaceae. It contains about 10 genera, including Veronica (speedwells) and Veronicastrum (Culver's roots).

Description

Etymology

Taxonomy

Veroniceae contains the following genera:

• Kashmiria (1 species) ― Western Himalayas,
• Lagotis (30 species) ― Eastern Europe to Temperate Asia, Subarctic America,
• Neopicrorhiza (2 species) ― Himalayas to South-Central China,
• Paederota (2 species) ― Eastern Alps of Austria, Italy, and Slovenia,
• Picrorhiza (2 species) ― Pakistan to Western Himalayas,
• Scrofella (1 species) ― Western and Central China,
• Veronica (462 species) ― Worldwide,
• Veronicastrum (19 species) ― Eastern Asia and Eastern North America,
• Wulfenia (4 species) ― Albania, Austria, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey, Yugoslavia,
• Wulfeniopsis (2 species) ― Nepal, West Himalaya, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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