''Veronicastrum'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the family
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae, the plantain family or veronica family, is a large, diverse family (biology), family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales that includes common flowers such as Antirrhinum, snapdragon and Digitalis, foxglove. It is unrelated ...
. In some taxonomy systems, ''Veronicastrum'' species have been placed within the genus ''
Veronica''. The most commonly
cultivated species is ''
Veronicastrum virginicum'', which is native to the Eastern parts of North America. ''Veronicastrum'' has previously been part of the family
Scrophulariaceae
The Scrophulariaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the figwort family. The plants are annual and perennial herbs, as well as shrubs. Flowers have bilateral (zygomorphic) or rarely radial (actinomorphic) symmetry. The Scr ...
.
However, following recent genetic studies, several genera were transferred to other families including ''Veronicastrum'', transferred to Plantaginaceae.
Species of genus ''Veronicastrum''
* ''
Veronicastrum borissovae''
* ''
Veronicastrum cerasifolium''
* ''
Veronicastrum sachalinense''
* ''
Veronicastrum sibiricum'', Sibirian veronicastrum
* ''
Veronicastrum tubiflorum''
* ''
Veronicastrum virginicum'', Culver's root, eastern North America.
* ''
Veronicastrum wulingense''
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Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae genera
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