''Veronicastrum'' is a
genus of
flowering plants in the family
Plantaginaceae. In some taxonomy systems, ''Veronicastrum'' species have been placed within the genus ''
Veronica''. The most commonly
cultivated species is ''
Veronicastrum virginicum
''Veronicastrum virginicum'', or Culver's root, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. It is native to the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada. Growing to tall by broad, it is an erect herbaceous pere ...
'', which is native to the Eastern parts of North America. ''Veronicastrum'' has previously been part of the family
Scrophulariaceae.
However, following recent genetic studies, several genera were transferred to other families including ''Veronicastrum'', transferred to Plantaginaceae.
Species of genus ''Veronicastrum''
* ''
Veronicastrum borissovae''
* ''
Veronicastrum cerasifolium''
* ''
Veronicastrum sachalinense''
* ''
Veronicastrum sibiricum
''Veronicastrum sibiricum'', the Sibirian veronicastrum, is a plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae.
Description
''Veronicastrum sibiricum'' is a herbaceous plant
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent wood, wo ...
'', Sibirian veronicastrum
* ''
Veronicastrum tubiflorum''
* ''
Veronicastrum virginicum
''Veronicastrum virginicum'', or Culver's root, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. It is native to the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada. Growing to tall by broad, it is an erect herbaceous pere ...
'', Culver's root, eastern North America.
References
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Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae genera
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