Ivyleaf Speedwell

Veronica hederifolia

Found in lawns, fields, disturbed areas. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), South Central edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Not native

Not native to Alabama. How scores work Is it native here?

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Light: Full sun
Soil moisture: Usually moist

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At a glance

Life cycle: Annual
Bloom: February to June

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Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Leaves

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Recorded in 33 Alabama counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Alabama. Shared habitat, not food. 131 animals.

Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Eastern Screech-owl
Megascops asio
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Eastern Wood-pewee
Contopus virens
Birds. 3 shared habitats
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Hooded Warbler
Wilsonia citrina
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Birds. 3 shared habitats

All wildlife of Alabama

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

6CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AL

Genus host records with ranges including AL · Veronica

Endothenia hebesanaVerbena Bud Moth
Euphydryas phaetonThe Baltimore, The Black Checker
Junonia coeniaCommon Buckeye
Platynota flavedanaBlack-Shaded Platynota
Stenoptilodes taprobanesNarrow Plume Moth
Carmenta corni

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Plantaginaceae
Flower color: Blue or purple

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “February to June” · Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition · Carolinas and Georgia
Flower color · “Blue or purple” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “Annual” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Moist” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Veronica hederaefolia

Conservation status

Alabama rank	SNA
Global rank	GNR
AL status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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