Veronica spicata

FamilyGenus: Veronicaheimisch in Deutschland

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About this species

Veronica spicata is a British native herbaceous plant bearing dense flower spikes in June and July.

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Pollination

Ecological significance

Veronica spicata favours sunny, dry, nutrient-poor habitats with low disturbance. It is found in open grassland and rocky sites.

Annual cycle

Flowering takes place in June and July.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

Sonne

Moisture

Trocken

Soil

Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)

Bloom time

Jun – Jul

Soil reaction

Mäßig sauer bis neutral

Bioregion

Continental

Growth form

Krautige Pflanze

Woodiness

Nicht verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Plant height

0.266 m

Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)

Pflege & Anbau

Grow Veronica spicata in full sun on a dry, well-drained, nutrient-poor soil. It needs no fertiliser and is well suited to rock gardens or sunny, low-nutrient borders.

Scientific profile

Veronica spicata is a herbaceous plant of the plantain family (Plantaginaceae). It attains a height of about 27 cm and has broad leaves. The upright flower spikes appear in June and July. Stems are non-woody and the plant is native in Great Britain.

Bestäuber & Besucher

47 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Pieris rapae Celastrina argiolus Melitta leporina Megachile willughbiellaNomada panzeriOsmia bicornisHylaeus communisLasioglossum morio Lasiommata megera Lasioglossum zonulum Lasioglossum calceatum Halictus confususAndrena subopacaAndrena labiataBombus hypnorumAndrena fucataAndrena nigroaenea Andrena wilkella Pyronia tithonus Nomada flavoguttata Nomada goodenianaAndrena bicolorAndrena minutulaAndrena flavipesNomada flavaPolygonia c-album Aglais urticae Sphecodes ephippius Pieris brassicae Halictus tumulorum Andrena haemorrhoa Bombus jonellus Bombus sylvestris Bombus pascuorum Bombus lapidarius Bombus pratorum Melitaea cinxia Bombus lucorumApis melliferaCerceris rybyensis Bombus soroeensis Vanessa atalanta Polistes dominula Bombus terrestris Bombus sylvarum Bombus hortorumBombus semenoviellus

Sources & data origin

•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.

•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)

•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)

•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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