Taxon: Veronica serpyllifolia L. subsp. humifusa (Dicks.) Syme

Summary

Genus:

Veronica

Subgenus:

Beccabunga

Family:

Plantaginaceae

Tribe:

Veroniceae

Nomen number:

428002

Place of publication:

Engl. bot. ed. 3[B], 6:158. 1866

Verified:

04/23/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Veronica serpyllifolia L. (0 active accession[s])
Veronica serpyllifolia L. subsp. serpyllifolia (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Veronica humifusa Dicks.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Veronica serpyllifolia L. var. humifusa (Dicks.) Vahl

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Veronica riederiana Gand. ex Kom.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia L.
Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press. Note: = Veronica humifusa Dicks.
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Fernández-Alonso, J. L. 2001. El género Veronica L. (Scrophulariaceae) en Colombia. Caldasia 23:113. Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia var. humifusa (Dicks.) Vahl
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2.
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia var. humifusa (Dicks.) Vahl
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Veronica humifusa Dicks.
Martínez-Ortega, M. M. & E. Rico. 2001. Taxonomy of Veronica subsect. Serpyllifoliae (Scrophulariaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 135:189. Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia var. humifusa (Dicks.) Vahl
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: = Veronica tenella All.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada. Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia var. humifusa (Dicks.) Vahl
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia L.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	thyme-leaf speedwell			1	Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
Japanese Rōmaji	tengu-kuwagata			2	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaidô		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu	c.	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kamčatskij kraj		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Veronica humifusa Dicks.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India		n.
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Tasmania
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Victoria
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Moldova			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		incl. Krym	Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Denmark			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sardinia, Sicily	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Serbia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick		Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador	incl. Labrador
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho		Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia var. humifusa (Dicks.) Vahl
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon		Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia var. humifusa (Dicks.) Vahl
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington		Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia var. humifusa (Dicks.) Vahl
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska		Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada. Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia var. humifusa (Dicks.) Vahl
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela		n.w.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Buenos Aires
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Chubut
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	La Pampa
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Mendoza
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Neuquén
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Río Negro
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Santa Cruz
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Tierra del Fuego
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile	Aisén del General Carlos Ibañez del Campo
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile	Biobío
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile	La Araucanía
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile	Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile	Los Lagos
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile	Magallanes
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile	Maule
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile	Región Metropolitana de Santiago
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile	Valparaíso
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Azuay
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Cañar
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Carchi
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Chimborazo
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Cotopaxi
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Imbabura
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Morona Santiago
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Napo
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Pichincha
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Tungurahua
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Cajamarca		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia L.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Cusco		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia L.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Huánuco		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia L.

Native
Asia-Temperate

RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kamčatskij kraj]
CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu (c.)]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.)

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria]

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE: Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania, Serbia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal

Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: United States [Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador (incl. Labrador)]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Michigan (n.), New York (n.)]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Minnesota (n.)]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela (n.w.)
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [Azuay, Cañar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Imbabura, Morona Santiago, Napo, Pichincha, Tungurahua], Peru [Cajamarca, Cusco, Huánuco]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Chubut, La Pampa, Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Negro, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego], Chile [Aisén del General Carlos Ibañez del Campo, Biobío, La Araucanía, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Magallanes, Maule, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Valparaíso]

Reference(s)

Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia L.
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2.
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia var. humifusa (Dicks.) Vahl
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Veronica humifusa Dicks.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada. Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia var. humifusa (Dicks.) Vahl
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Veronica serpyllifolia L.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=428002. Accessed 11 May 2026.