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Veronica catenata
| Common name: |
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Family: |
Scrophulariaceae |
| Author: |
Pennell. |
Botanical references: |
1, 50 |
| Synonyms: |
Veronica salina (Schur.), Veronica comosa (Richter.) |
| Known Hazards: |
None known |
| Range: |
North-eastern N. America - southwards from Quebec and Saskatchewan. |
| Habitat: |
Calcareous springs, rills, sloughs, ditches and shores[43]. |
| Edibility Rating (1-5): |
1 | Medicinal Rating (1-5): | 0 |
| Other Possible Synonyms: | From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below. |
| V. anagallis[B,P]
V. anagallis-aquatica[B,C,,DUTCH,E,G,H,HORTIPLEX,L,P]
V. catenata var. glandulosa[B,P]
V. comosa auct. non[P]
V. comosa var. glaberrima[B,P]
V. comosa var. glandulosa[B,P]
V. connata[B]
V. connata auct. non[P]
V. connata ssp. glaberrima[B,P]
V. connata var. glaberrima[B,P]
V. connata var. typica[B,P]
V. glandifera[B,P]
V. micromeria[B,P]
V. salina auct. non[P]
V. x lackschewitzii[B,P]
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| Other Common Names: | From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below. |
| Blauwe Waterereprijs [D], Blue Water Speedwell [B], Blue Water-speedwell [L], Pimpernel,Water [E], Pink Water-speedwell [L], Rode Waterereprijs [D], Water Speedwell [L,P], |
| Epithets: | From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets |
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catenata = chained;
catenata = ;
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| Systematics: | From a USDA Plants Database |
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Order: Scrophulariales. Figwort family
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| Other Range Info: |
From the Ethnobotany Database |
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Britain(Wales); Europe; Indochina
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Physical Characteristics
Perennial. . The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Insects.
The plant is self-fertile.
We rate it 1/5 for edibility and
0/5 for medicinal use.
The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.
The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soil.
It cannot grow in the shade.
It requires wet soil and can grow in water.
Habitats and Possible Locations
Pond, Bog Garden.Edible Uses
Leaves.
Leaves - raw or cooked[85, 105].
Medicinal Uses
Disclaimer
None known
Other Uses
None known
Cultivation details
Easily grown in a moderately fertile wet soil or in shallow water.
Prefers cool summers[200].
This species is closely related to V. anagallis-aquatica[1].
Propagation
Seed - sow autumn in a cold frame. When they are large enough to
handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in
the summer.
If you have sufficient, the seed can be sown in situ in the spring or the
autumn.
Division at almost any time in the growing season. Very easy, even a small
part of the plant will root if put in water[K].
Suppliers
For more details of plant suppliers please see our Suppliers Page which lists many more places to look.
Web References
References for Veronica anagallis-aquatica (a possible synonym).
- [H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database
- [E] Ethnobotany Data
(common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
- [V] Images
from the Vascular Plant Image Gallery of the Texas A&M Bioinformatics Working Group.
- [B] Data
(Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
- [G] Data
(Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
- [P] Data.
(uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.
- [HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database
References for Veronica salina (a possible synonym).
- [G] Data
(Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
References for the family Scrophulariaceae.
See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.
Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.
[K] Ken Fern
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
[1] F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press 1951
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaces in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
[43] Fernald. M. L. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co. 1950
A bit dated but good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America.
[50] ? Flora Europaea Cambridge University Press 1964
An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader.
[85] Harrington. H. D. Edible Native Plants of the Rocky Mountains. University of New Mexico Press 1967 ISBN 0-8623-0343-9
A superb book. Very readable, it gives the results of the authors experiments with native edible plants.
[105] Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976
The most comprehensive guide to edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
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