Veronica cusickii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Veronica cusickii A. Gray

Cusick's speedwell

2020 Bob Sweatt

Veronica cusickii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~39 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Veronica
Family:	Plantaginaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Veronica cusickii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (VECU) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat: It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Montana to northern California, where it occurs in mountain meadows and forests. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/15/2025).