Veronicastrum virginicum

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Family:PLANTAGINACEAE
Species:Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Common Name:Culver's Root; Bowman's Root; Culver's Physic
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:VEVI4
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Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, S1 (State Rank), G4 (Global Rank)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE - Plantain family
Genus Veronicastrum
Species Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. - Culver's Root; Bowman's Root; Culver's Physic

Citation

Citation Veronicastrum virginicum (Linnaeus) Farwell, Druggist Circ. 61: 231. 1917.
Basionym: Veronica virginica L. 1753.
Type: USA: VIRGINIA: Cult. in Holland, without data, Herb. Clifford 7 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Pennell, Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia Monogr. 1: 322. 1935.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Callistachya virginica Callistachya virginica (Linnaeus) Rafinesque ex Farwell, Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 17: 176. 1916.Veronica virginica Linnaeus 1753. 
Callistachya virginica var. lanceolata Callistachya virginica (Linnaeus) Rafinesque ex Farwell, var. lanceolata Farwell, Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 17: 176. 1916.  MICHIGAN: Washtenaw Co.: Ypsilanti, 18 Jul 1891, Farwell 1165 (lectotype: MICH?). Lectotypified by Pennell, Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia Monogr. 1: 323. 1935.
Eustachya alba Eustachya alba Rafinesque, Ann. Gen. Sci. Phys. 6: 97. 1820, nom. illegit.Veronica virginica Linnaeus 1753. 
Eustachya oppositifolia Eustachya oppositifolia Rafinesque, New Fl. 2: 21. 1837 ("1836").  VIRGINIA: Without data, Rafinesque s.n. (lectotype: P). Lectotypified by Pennell, Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia Monogr. 1: 323. 1935.
Eustachya purpurea Eustachya purpurea Rafinesque, Ann. Gen. Sci. Phys. 6: 98. 1820.  
Leptandra alba Leptandra alba Rafinesque, Med. Fl. 2: 21. 1830, nom. illegit.Eustachya alba Rafinesque 1820, nom. illegit.; Veronica virginica Linnaeus 1753. 
Leptandra oppositifolia Leptandra oppositifolia Rafinesque, New Fl. 2: 21. 1837 ("1836"). Eustachya oppositifolia Rafinesque 1837. 
Leptandra purpurea Leptandra purpurea (Rafinesque) Rafinesque, Med. Fl. 2: 20. 1830.Eustachya purpurea Rafinesque 1820. 
Leptandra purpurea var. heterophylla Leptandra purpurea (Rafinesque) Rafinesque, var. heterophylla Rafinesque, Med. Fl. 2: 21. 1830.  
Leptandra purpurea var. pallida Leptandra purpurea (Rafinesque) Rafinesque, var. pallida Rafinesque, Med. Fl. 2: 21. 1830.  
Leptandra villosa Leptandra villosa Rafinesque, Med. Fl. 2: 21. 1830.  NORTH CAROLINA: Without dat, Denke s.n. (lectotype: PH). Lectotypified by Pennell, Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia Monogr. 1: 323. 1935.
Leptandra virginica var. purpurea Leptandra virginica (Linnaeus) Nuttall, var. purpurea Eaton, Man. Bot., ed. 5. 275. 1829. VIRGINIA: Without data, Pursh s.n. (holotype: PH).
Leptandra purpurea var. prolifera Leptandra purpurea (Rafinesque) Rafinesque, var. prolifera Rafinesque, Med. Fl. 2: 21. 1830.  
Leptandra virginica Leptandra alba Rafinesque, Med. Fl. 2: 21. 1830, nom. illegit.Eustachya alba Rafinesque 1820, nom. illegit.; Veronica virginica Linnaeus 1753. 
Veronica quinquefolia Veronica quinquefolia Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 28. 1812, nom. illegit.Veronica virginica Linnaeus 1753. 
Veronica quinquefolia var. alba Veronica quinquefolia Stokes, var. alba Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 28. 1812, nom. inadmiss.Veronica quinquefolia Stokes 1812, nom. illegit.; Veronica virginica Linnaeus 1753. 
Veronica quinquefolia var. incarnata Veronica quinquefolia Stokes, var. incarnata Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 28. 1812.  
Veronica quinquefolia var. incarnata Veronica quinquefolia Stokes, var. incarnata Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 28. 1812.  
Veronica virginica Veronica virginica Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 9. 1753. VIRGINIA: Cult. in Holland, without data, Herb. Clifford 7 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Pennell, Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia Monogr. 1: 322. 1935.
Veronica virginica var. hirsuta Veronica virginica Linnaeus, var. hirsuta N. Coleman, Cat. Fl. Pl. S. Penins. Michigan 2: 27. 1874. MICHIGAN
Veronicastrum album Veronicastrum album Moench, Methodus 437. 1794, nom. illegit. Veronica virginica Linnaeus 1753. 
Veronicastrum virginicum var. lanceolatum Veronicastrum virginicum (Linnaeus) Farwell, var. lanceolatum (Farwell) Farwell, Drugg. Circ. 51: 231. 1917.Callistachya virginica (Linnaeus) Rafinesque ex Farwell, var. lanceolata Farwell 1916. 
Veronicastrum virginicum var. purpureum Veronicastrum virginicum (Linnaeus) Farwell, var. purpureum (Eaton) Farwell, Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 20: 188. 1918.Leptandra virginica (Linnaeus) Nuttall, var. purpurea Eaton 1829. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Bibb, Cherokee, Chilton, Colbert, Cullman, Dallas, Etowah, Lawrence, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1875 - 1974

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA_ACC_60391 Dallas 24 Jul 1997 Schotz, Alfred
1519		 AUA
Veronicastrum Virginicum (L.) Farw.
JSU142032 Lawrence 21 Jun 1996 Whetstone, R. David
18191		 JSU
Veronicastrum virginicum (Linnaeus) Farwell
UNA00042631 Chilton _ Aug 1874 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
JSU142033 Shelby 28 Jul 1998 Schotz, Alfred
1654		 JSU
Veronicastrum virginicum (Linnaeus) Farwell
UNA00056471 Dallas 24 Jul 1997 Schotz, Alfred
1519		 UNA
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
AUA000043431 Cullman Aug 1904 Wolf, Wolfgang
1210		 AUA
Veronicastrum Virginicum (L.) Farw.
UWAL0004211 Sumter 08 Jul 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5499		 UWAL
Veronicastrum virginicum (L. ) Farw.
UWAL0004210 Dallas 14 Sep 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4859		 UWAL
Veronicastrum virginicum (L. ) Farw.
JSU142034 Shelby 21 Jul 1999 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10670		 JSU
Veronicastrum virginicum (Linnaeus) Farwell
UNA00057642 Bibb 19 Aug 2000 Allison, James R.
12504		 UNA
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
TROY000024119 Dallas 14 Sep 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4859		 TROY
Veronicastrum virginicum (Linnaeus) Farwell
JSU142036 Tuscaloosa 07 Oct 1979 Whetstone, R. David
10588		 JSU
Veronicastrum virginicum (Linnaeus) Farwell
ALNHS00002445 Colbert 22 Aug 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-129		 ALNHS
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
JSU142030 Cherokee 16 Jul 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14602		 JSU
Veronicastrum virginicum (Linnaeus) Farwell
JSU142031 Etowah 24 Jul 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
2907		 JSU
Veronicastrum virginicum (Linnaeus) Farwell
UNA00021958 Chilton 22 Jun 1974 Kral, Robert
53287		 UNA
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
JSU142035 Shelby 18 Jun 1999 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10627		 JSU
Veronicastrum virginicum (Linnaeus) Farwell
UWAL0052935 Bibb 24 Jul 2019 Keener, Brian R.
11427		 UWAL
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
TROY000034254 Sumter 08 Jul 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5499		 TROY
Veronicastrum virginicum (Linnaeus) Farwell
UNA00042629 Bibb 21 Aug 1875 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
JSU142029 Bibb 15 Jul 1973 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Veronicastrum virginicum (Linnaeus) Farwell
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