Veronica peregrina Linnaeus var. peregrina . Common name: Common Purslane Speedwell, Necklace-weed. Phenology: (Feb-) Apr-Aug. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: NS and ND south to FL and TX; AK south to OR (perhaps only as an introduction?); South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, G, GrPl, Il, Mi, S, Tx, Va, WV; = Veronica peregrina L. ssp. peregrina — K4, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, Tn; = Veronica peregrina L. var. typica — Pennell (1935); < Veronica peregrina L. — Ar, Bah, Fl6, FNA17, Mo3, RAB, Tat, W, WH3, Stace (2021), Walters & Webb (1972) in Tutin et al (1972). Basionym: Veronica peregrina L. 1753
Links to other floras: < Veronica peregrina - FNA17
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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