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Veronica polita
FamilyGenus: Veronicanative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
Veronica polita is an introduced herbaceous plant that has become established in Great Britain. It blooms from March to October and favours fertile, moderately moist soils in partial shade.
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Ecological significance
Veronica polita is introduced and established in Great Britain. It occurs in fertile, low-disturbance habitats. No specific ecological impacts are recorded in the available evidence.
Annual cycle
The main flowering period runs from March to October.
Safety note
No information on toxicity or safety is recorded in the source material.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Halbschatten
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Flowering period
Mär – Okt
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.165 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
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Position: partial shade
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Soil: fertile, moisture-retentive but free-draining, ideally calcareous or neutral to alkaline
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Maintenance: allow plants to self-seed in suitable conditions; no other routine care is needed.
Scientific profile
Veronica polita belongs to the plantain family (Plantaginaceae) and is a short, non-woody, broad-leaved herb. It is an introduced species that has become established in Great Britain. Typically reaching about 16 cm in height, the plant prefers nutrient-rich, fresh to moderately moist soils that are calcareous to basic. It grows best in partial shade, though it can tolerate sunnier spots, and associates with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. It generally occurs in habitats that experience only slight disturbance, and flowering continues from March until October.
Pollinators & visitors
18 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Bombus vestalisBombus humilisBombus lucorumBombus pascuorumBombus sylvestrisBombus lapidariusHalictus maculatusBombus terrestrisOsmia leaianaBombus muscorumSphecodes gibbusBombus jonellusAndrena dorsataLasioglossum malachurumLasioglossum calceatumApis melliferaPapilio machaonBombus hortorum
Other flower visitors
1 other species visit the flowers
Camponotus fallax
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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