Veronicastrum
Encyclopedia
Veronicastrum is a genus
of the plantain
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the plantain
Plantain
Plantain is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa. The fruit they produce is generally used for cooking, in contrast to the soft, sweet banana...
family.
Species of genus Veronicastrum
- Veronicastrum borissovae
- Veronicastrum cerasifolium
- Veronicastrum sachalinense
- Veronicastrum sibiricumVeronicastrum sibiricumVeronicastrum sibiricum is a plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae.-Description:Veronicastrum sibiricum is a herbaceous plant with whorled, simple leaves, on weakly upright stems. The flowers are pale purple, borne in summer....
, Sibirian veronicastrum - Veronicastrum tubiflorumVeronicastrum tubiflorumVeronicastrum tubiflorum, H. Hara, is a plant in the plantain family, native to eastern Asia, found in meadows and thickets. The pale blue or pink flowere appear from June to August, and the plant ranges in size from 40 to 70 cm....
- Veronicastrum virginicumVeronicastrum virginicumVeronicastrum virginicum is a wildflower native to the United States...
, Culver's root, eastern North America.