Veronicastrum virginicum

Culver's root
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Veronicastrum
Species:
V. virginicum
Binomial name
Veronicastrum virginicum
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Leptandra virginica (L.) Nutt.
  • Veronica virginica L.
A bee on a Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum) flower.
A bee on a Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum) flower.

Veronicastrum virginicum, or Culver's root, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. It is native to the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada. Growing to 200 cm (79 in) tall by 45 cm (18 in) broad, it is an erect herbaceous perennial with slender racemes of white or occasionally pink or purple flowers in summer.[3]

  1. ^ "Veronicastrum virginicum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ Clausen, Ruth Rogers; Ekstrom, Nicholas H. (1989). Perennials for American Gardens. New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-394-55740-3.
  3. ^ Brickell, Christopher (2008). The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants (3rd ed.). United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 1073. ISBN 9781405332965.