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Map 1847 

 Veronica amencana (Raf.) Schwein. 



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Map 1848 



Veronica qlandifera Pennel 



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Map 1849 



Veronica connata Raf., var. lypica 



I have this species from three of our southeastern counties where I found 

 it on the borders of small streams and in the outlets of springs. Scott 

 McCoy also found it along Crooked Creek in Marion County about three 

 miles northwest of Indianapolis. 

 Pa. to Ind., southw. to N. C. 



10. Veronica connata Raf. var. typica Pennell.f Map 1849. This species 

 has been sparingly found in the lake area and in a few places south of it. 

 It is found on the muddy shores of dredged ditches, streams, and lakes. 



Mass. and Ont. to N. Dak., southw. to Pa., Tenn., and Okla. 



7579A. VERONICASTRUM [Heist,] Fabricius 



1. Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. {Veronica virginica L. and 

 Leptandra virginica (L.) Nutt.) Culver's-PHYSIC. Map 1850. Somewhat 

 frequent in the lake and prairie areas of the state and infrequent to rare 

 or absent elsewhere. It is found in small colonies or as scattered plants 

 and possibly originally occurred in small prairie openings in every county 

 of the state. Its moisture requirements vary from those of a marsh to a 

 dry, wooded slope. The plant is peculiar in that one can rarely predict 

 where it may be found and that it has no special plant associate. On the 

 whole, it seems to prefer sandy soil and prairie habitats. 



The plants of this species vary greatly and some of the extremes have 

 been named, but Pennell regards the species as polymorphic. The leaves 

 vary from 3-6 in a whorl ; the pubescence of the stem and lower surface 

 of the leaves from glabrous to velutinous; and the flowers from white to 

 purplish. The plant has long been used in medicine and is known to the 

 eclectic physician as Leptandra, one of its generic synonyms. 



Mass. to Man., southw. to Fla. and Tex. 



f For this plant Fernald proposes the name Veronica salina Schur. Rhodora 41: 568. 

 1939. 



