Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Veronica officinalis L.

Family: rophulariaceae

Origin: native

Common names:

Common gypsyweed (Present) (50)

Common speedwell (1895-1986) (2, 3, 4, 5, 62, 131, 156, 158)

Drug speedwell (1942) (155)

Fluellin [Fluellen] (1876-1923) (5, 92, 107, 156, 158)

Ground heel (1876) (92)

Ground hele [Ground-hele] (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Gypsyweed [Gipsy weed, Gypsy weed] (1894-1923, WV) (5, 75, 156)

Llewellyn (1900) (158)

Paul's betony (1900-1923, misapplied) (5, 156, 158)

Speedwell (1840-1917) (19, 49, 57, 58, 92)

Upland speedwell (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Virginia speedwell (1876) (92)

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