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Veronicastrum

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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|image = CulversRoot.jpg

|image_caption = Veronicastrum virginicum

|taxon = Veronicastrum

|authority = Heist. ex Fabr.

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Veronicastrum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. 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.{{sfn|Hawke|2010|pp=8}} Veronicastrum has previously been part of the family Scrophulariaceae. However, following recent genetic studies, several genera were transferred to other families including Veronicastrum, transferred to Plantaginaceae.

Species of genus ''Veronicastrum''

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{{cite web|url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=34072|title=Veronicastrum Heist. ex Fabr. Taxonomic Serial No.: 34072 |publisher=ITIS|year=2011|access-date=11 September 2012}}

{{cite web|url=http://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?source=display&classid=VERON2|title=Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Genus Veronicastrum Heist. ex Fabr.|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture|access-date=11 September 2012}}

{{cite journal |author = Olmstead, R. G. |author2 = dePamphilis, C. W. |author3 = Wolfe, A. D. |author4 = Young, N. D. |author5 = Elisons, W. J. |author6 = Reeves P. A. |name-list-style = amp|title = Disintegration of the Scrophulariaceae | journal= American Journal of Botany| volume= 88| pages = 348–361| year=2001 | doi = 10.2307/2657024 | pmid = 11222255 |issue = 2 |jstor = 2657024|doi-access = free }}

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=Bibliography=

  • {{citation|last=Hawke|first=Richard|year=2010|title=Comparative Studies of Veronica and Veronicastrum|journal=Plant Evaluation Notes|publisher=Chicago Botanic Garden|issue=33}}
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Category:Plantaginaceae

Category:Plantaginaceae genera

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