Plantaginaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Veronica beccabunga

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Veronica beccabunga is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a long, oblique, horizontal rootstock. The stem is generally branched, ascending, or erect in the upper part, rooting at the base; the plant can grow 10 - 60cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and food. This species is widespread, able to exploit anthropogenic habitats and does not face any major threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - Norway to Portugal, east to central Asia, west Siberia, Mongolia, China. Himalayas; N. Africa - Macaronesia, Morocco to Egypt

HabitatIn streams, ditches, ponds and wet places in meadows, in acid or alkaline soils[ 9 Title Edible and Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Launert. E. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1981 ISBN 0-600-37216-2 Description Covers plants in Europe. a drawing of each plant, quite a bit of interesting information. , 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. On banks of rivers, irrigation canals, lakes, in marshes, damp places, distributed in mountains up to the alpine zone[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]..