Veronicastrum virginicum (Linnaeus) Farwell. Culver's-root, Culver's-physic. Phen: Jun-Sep. Hab: Streambanks, bogs, wet meadows, moist prairies, dryish soils in areas with prairie affinities, woodlands on high pH soils. Dist: VT west to MB, south to nc. and nw. GA, w. FL Panhandle (Escambia County), and LA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: Populations seem to be of somewhat sporadic or irregular appearance from year to year.
Synonymy: = Ar, C, F, Fl6, FNA17, G, GrPl, GW2, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Pennell (1935)
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily: 8
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