Fingered Speedwell
Veronica triphyllos
Veronica triphyllos is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name finger speedwell, or fingered speedwell. It is native to Europe, western Asia and NW Africa, but introduced to some parts of the United States.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Veronica
Fingered Speedwell belongs to the family Plantaginaceae, order Lamiales, within the Magnoliopsida class.
Species Profile
Veronica triphyllos is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name finger speedwell, or fingered speedwell. It is native to Europe, western Asia and NW Africa, but introduced to some parts of the United States.
Fingered Speedwell (Veronica triphyllos) is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss from agricultural intensification and urban development, which has eliminated much of its preferred sandy, disturbed ground habitat. The species is also threatened by changes in land management practices that reduce the availability of suitable early successional habitats and increased competition from invasive plant species.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Native to Europe, western Asia and introduced to the US - Native in Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Crete, Crimea, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine,...
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Fingered Speedwell (Veronica triphyllos) is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss from agricultural intensification and urban development, which has eliminated much of its preferred sandy, disturbed ground habitat. The species is also threatened by changes in land management practices that reduce the availability of suitable early successional habitats and increased competition from invasive plant species.
Agricultural intensification and habitat conversion
Small population size and genetic bottlenecks
Urban development and infrastructure expansion
Changes in land management reducing disturbance regimes
Competition from invasive plant species
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Fingered Speedwell (Veronica triphyllos). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/fingered-speedwell