Veronica L.
(speedwells)

Interactions where Veronica is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland [Armillaria mellea s.l.] honey fungi Agaricales: Physalacriaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria mellea s.l./Armillaria mellea s.l.honey fungi Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwells infects and damages
is associate of fruitbody Clitocybe pruinosa a funnel cap Agaricales: Tricholomataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Clitocybe pruinosa/Clitocybe pruinosaa funnel capfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwells (spring)fruitbody is associated with
(live) live is spotted by acervulus of Discogloeum coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Discogloeum veronicae a coelomycete Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Discogloeum veronicae/Discogloeum veronicaea coelomyceteacervulusDiscogloeum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellslive acervulus of Discogloeum coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live
flower flower is galled by Aceria anceps a gall mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Aceria anceps/Aceria ancepsa gall mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsflower causes gall of flower
flower flower is galled by larva Gymnetron beccabungae a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Gymnetron beccabungae/Gymnetron beccabungaea weevillarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsflower larva causes gall of flower
flower flower is visited for nectar and/or pollen by adult Thecophora a genus of beegrabbers Diptera: Conopidae Diptera: Conopidae, Smith, K.G.V., 1969
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Conopidae/Thecophora/Thecophoraa genus of beegrabbersadult Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsflower adult visits for nectar and/or pollen flower
fruit fruit is galled by larva Gymnetron villosulum a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Gymnetron villosulum/Gymnetron villosuluma weevillarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsfruit larva causes gall of fruit
fruit fruit is galled by Schroeteria delastrina a smut fungus Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Schroeteria delastrina/Schroeteria delastrinaa smut fungus Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsfruit causes gall of fruit
leaf (underside) leaf (underside) is grazed by gregarious larva Athalia circularis a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Athalia circularis/Athalia circularisa sawflygregariouslarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsleaf (underside) gregarious larva grazes on leaf (underside)
leaf-mine leaf-mine may house puparium Restricted Phytomyza crassiseta a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza crassiseta/Phytomyza crassisetaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsleaf-mineSole puparium may be found in leaf-mine
leaf leaf is galled by Aceria anceps a gall mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Aceria anceps/Aceria ancepsa gall mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsleaf causes gall of leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Restricted Phytomyza crassiseta a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza crassiseta/Phytomyza crassisetaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/VeronicaspeedwellsleafSole larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is galled by Aphis beccabungae an aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis beccabungae/Aphis beccabungaean aphid Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsleaf causes gall of leaf
leaf leaf is galled by telium Puccinia albulensis Alpine Veronica Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia albulensis/Puccinia albulensisAlpine Veronica rusttelium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsleaf telium causes gall of leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by Foreign Nasonovia ribisnigri Currant-lettude Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Nasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigri/Nasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigricurrant-lettude aphid Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsliveleaf sucks sap of live leaf
ovary ovary is galled by larva Gymnetron veronicae Brooklime Gall Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Gymnetron veronicae/Gymnetron veronicaebrooklime gall weevillarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsovary larva causes gall of ovary
shoot tip shoot tip is galled by larva Dasineura similis a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura similis/Dasineura similisa gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsshoot tip larva causes gall of shoot tip
shoot tip shoot tip is galled by larva Jaapiella veronicae a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Jaapiella veronicae/Jaapiella veronicaea gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsshoot tip larva causes gall of shoot tip
stem (near ground) (live) live stem (near ground) is galled by UK/Ireland Sorosphaera veronicae a protozoan slime-mould Plasmodiophorida: Plasmodiophoridae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Protozoa/Cercozoa/Phytomyxea/Plasmodiophorida/Plasmodiophoridae/Sorosphaera veronicae/Sorosphaera veronicaea protozoan slime-mould Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellslivestem (near ground) (2-6)causes gall of live stem (near ground)
stem stem is galled by Aceria anceps a gall mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Aceria anceps/Aceria ancepsa gall mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsstem causes gall of stem
stem stem is galled by larva Gymnetron melanarium a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Gymnetron melanarium/Gymnetron melanariuma weevillarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsstem larva causes gall of stem
stem stem is galled by Asterolecanium fimbriatum a gall-causing scale insect Hemiptera: Asterolecaniidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Asterolecaniidae/Asterolecanium fimbriatum/Asterolecanium fimbriatuma gall-causing scale insect Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsstem causes gall of stem
stem stem is galled by telium Puccinia albulensis Alpine Veronica Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia albulensis/Puccinia albulensisAlpine Veronica rusttelium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsstem telium causes gall of stem
stem (dead, sometimes locally blackened) dead, sometimes locally blackened stem is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Lewia scrophulariae an ascomycete Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Lewia scrophulariae/Lewia scrophulariaean ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica/Veronicaspeedwellsdead, sometimes locally blackenedstem immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead, sometimes locally blackened stem

Veronica (speedwells) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Fjelddalen, J., 1964Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962Norsk. Ent. Tidskr. 12: 259-295.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Smith, K.G.V., 1969Diptera: ConopidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 3(a), 19pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Veronica agrestis
Green Field-speedwell
Species 4 trophisms
Veronica alpina
Alpine Speedwell
Species 3 trophisms
Veronica amethystina
a cultivated speedwell
Species 1 trophisms
Veronica anagallis-aquatica agg.
water-speedwells
Species aggregate 2 subtaxa 5 trophisms
Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell
Species 5 trophisms
Veronica austriaca
Large Speedwell
Species 2 subtaxa 7 trophisms
Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime
Species 8 trophisms
Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell
Species 10 trophisms
Veronica cymbalaria
Pale Speedwell
Species 1 trophisms
Veronica exaltata
a cultivated speedwell
Species 1 trophisms
Veronica filiformis
Slender Speedwell
Species 2 trophisms
Veronica fruticans
Rock Speedwell
Species 1 trophisms
Veronica gentianoides
a cultivated speedwell
Species 2 trophisms
Veronica hederifolia
Ivy-leaved Speedwell
Species 6 trophisms
Veronica longifolia
Garden Speedwell
Species 3 trophisms
Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell
Species 6 trophisms
Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell
Species 11 trophisms
Veronica orchidea
a cultivated speedwell
Species 1 trophisms
Veronica paniculata
a speedwell
Species 2 trophisms
Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell
Species 6 trophisms
Veronica polita
Grey Field-speedwell
Species 2 trophisms
Veronica scutellata
Marsh Speedwell
Species 1 trophisms
Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell
Species 5 trophisms
Veronica spicata
Spiked Speedwell
Species 1 subtaxa 4 trophisms
Veronica verticillata
a cultivated speedwell
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusVeronica (speedwells)
FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE (toadflaxes, speedwells, foxgloves and plantains)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Veronica (speedwells)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
in the hand () Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest

  • Pollen

    • Wodehouse R. 1928 The phylogenetic value of pollen grain characters Ann Bot Vol 42: 891-934.

    Veronica (speedwells) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    General Literature

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Veronica (speedwells):

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