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Veronica montana
Wood speedwell is a low, sprawling perennial wildflower of shady woodland floors in Europe and nearby regions. It spreads by rooting along damp soil, so it prefers cool, moist, partly shaded sites.
Veronica montana or wood speedwell is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae.
The species native range is from Europe to Western Transcaucasus, Northwestern Africa.
Speedwell · Veronica pimeleoides · Veronica sect. Hebe · French Speedwell · Green field speedwell · Veronica Recurva · Alpine speedwell · American speedwell · Water speedwell · Leafless-stemmed speedwell · Veronica arcuata · Veronica arenaria
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Veronica montana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
