Plantaginaceae FAMILY
Veronicastrum virginicum
Veronicastrum virginicum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Veronicastrum virginicum is a herbaceous, perennial plant growing from a central taproot with rhizomes; it forms a cluster of stems 90 - 180cm tall[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ]. The plant was often used medicinally by native N. American people and is sometimes used in modern herbalism, being harvested from the wild. It is grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its season of flowering in late summer and early autumn.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern and central N. America - Manitoba to Ontario and Maine, south to Texas and Florida
HabitatMoist to wet meadows, rich woods, thickets and prairies[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. , 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ].