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Plantaginaceae[HC, HC2](Plantain Family)
Synonyms:
Callitrichaceae[HC]Water-Starwort Family
Hippuridaceae[HC]Mare's-Tail Family

Notes: Synthyris here is synonymized within Veronica based on Albach et al., Taxon, 53(2); 429-452.

Family information last updated 3/7/2020 by David Giblin.

Taxon (native taxa in boldface)
Common Names
# Synonyms
Anarrhinum bellidifolium (L.) Willd.
 
0 synonyms
Antirrhinum majus L.[HC, HC2, Stace 1997]
garden snapdragon, greater snapdragon
0 synonyms
Bacopa rotundifolia (Michx.) Wettst.[HC, HC2, JPM2]
disk water-hyssop, round-leaved water-hyssop
0 synonyms
Callitriche brutia Pentagna[HC2]
narrow-leaf water-starwort
0 synonyms
var. hamulata (Kutz. apud Reichenb.) Lansdown[HC2]
narrowleaf water-starwort
0 synonyms
Callitriche fassettii Schotsman[HC, HC2]
Fassett's water-starwort
0 synonyms
Callitriche hermaphroditica L.[HC, HC2]
autumn water-starwort, northern water-starwort
1 synonym
Callitriche heterophylla Pursh[HC, HC2]
different-leaved water-starwort
0 synonyms
var. bolanderi (Hegelm.) Fassett[HC, HC2, JPM]
Bolander's different-leaved water-starwort
2 synonyms
var. heterophylla[HC, HC2, JPM]
different-leaved water-starwort
2 synonyms
Callitriche marginata Torr.[HC, HC2]
winged water-starwort
0 synonyms
Callitriche palustris L.[HC2, ILBC2]
spring water-starwort, vernal water-starwort
1 synonym
Callitriche stagnalis Scop.[HC, HC2]
pond water-starwort
0 synonyms
Callitriche trochlearis Fassett[HC, HC2]
effluent water-starwort
0 synonyms
Chaenorhinum minus (L.) Lange[HC2, IFBC]
dwarf-snapdragon
0 synonyms
Chionophila tweedyi (Canby & Rose) L.F. Hend.[HC, HC2]
Tweedy's snowlover
0 synonyms
Collinsia grandiflora Lindl.[HC, HC2]
blue-lips blue-eyed Mary, large-flowered blue-eyed Mary
1 synonym
Collinsia parviflora Lindl.[HC, HC2]
small-flowered blue-eyed Mary, collinsia
1 synonym
Collinsia rattanii A. Gray[HC, HC2]
Rattan collinsia
2 synonyms
Collinsia sparsiflora Fisch. & C.A. Mey.[HC, HC2]
few-flowered blue-eyed Mary, few-flowered collinsia
0 synonyms
var. sparsiflora[HC2]
few-flowered blue-eyed Mary
3 synonyms
Cymbalaria muralis G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb.[HC, HC2]
Kenilworth-ivy, ivy-leaved toadflax
1 synonym
Digitalis purpurea L.[HC, HC2]
purple foxglove
0 synonyms
Gratiola ebracteata Benth. ex A. DC.[HC, HC2]
bractless hedge-hyssop
0 synonyms
Gratiola neglecta Torr.[HC, HC2]
American hedge-hyssop, clammy hedge-hyssop
0 synonyms
Hippuris montana Ledeb. ex Rchb.[HC, HC2]
mountain mare's-tail
0 synonyms
Hippuris vulgaris L.[HC, HC2]
common mare's-tail
0 synonyms
Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort.[HC, HC2]
sharpleaf cancerwort
0 synonyms
Kickxia spuria (L.) Dumort.[HC2]
roundleaf cancerwort
0 synonyms
Linaria bipartita (Vent.) Willd.[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill.[HC, HC2]
Dalmation toadflax
0 synonyms
ssp. dalmatica[HC2, JPM2]
brown-leaved toadflax, Dalmatian toadflax, dalmatian toadflax
1 synonym
ssp. macedonica (Griseb.) D.A. Sutton[HC2]
Dalmation toadflax
0 synonyms
Linaria genistifolia (L.) Mill.[HC, HC2]
broomleaf toadflax
0 synonyms
ssp. genistifolia[HC2]
broomleaf toadflax
0 synonyms
Linaria grandiflora Desf.[HC2]
large-flowered toadflax
0 synonyms
Linaria maroccana Hook. f.[HC2]
Moroccan toadflax
0 synonyms
Linaria purpurea (L.) Mill.[HC2, JPM]
purple toadflax
0 synonyms
Linaria supina (L.) Chaz.[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
ssp. supina[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Linaria triornithophora (L.) Cav.[HC2]
three-birds-flying
0 synonyms
Linaria vulgaris Mill.[HC, HC2]
greater butter-and-eggs
1 synonym
Misopates orontium (L.) Raf.[HC2, KZ99]
lesser snapdragon, weasel's snout
1 synonym
Nothochelone nemorosa (Douglas ex Lindl.) Straw[HC, HC2]
woodland beardtongue
1 synonym
Nuttallanthus texanus (Scheele) D.A. Sutton[HC2, JPM2]
blue toadflax, Texas toadflax
2 synonyms
Penstemon acuminatus Douglas ex Lindl.[HC, HC2]
sand dune penstemon, sharp-leaved penstemon
0 synonyms
var. acuminatus[HC2, IMF4, Strickler 1997]
sand dune beardtongue, sand dune penstemon, sharp-leaved penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon albertinus Greene[HC, HC2]
Alberta penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon aridus Rydb.[HC, HC2]
stiff-leaf penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon attenuatus Douglas ex Lindl.[HC, HC2]
taper-leaved beardtongue, sulphur penstemon, taper-leaved penstemon
0 synonyms
var. attenuatus[HC, HC2]
taper-leaved beardtongue, sulphur penstemon, taper-leaved penstemon
1 synonym
var. militaris (Greene) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
 
0 synonyms
var. palustris (Pennell) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
 
2 synonyms
var. pseudoprocerus (Rydb.) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Penstemon barrettiae A. Gray[HC, HC2]
Barrett's beardtongue
0 synonyms
Penstemon cardwellii Howell[HC, HC2]
Cardwell's beardtongue
0 synonyms
Penstemon cinereus Piper[HC2]
gray beardtongue
2 synonyms
ssp. cinereus[HC2]
gray beardtongue
0 synonyms
ssp. foliatus D.D. Keck[HC2]
leafy gray beardtongue
0 synonyms
Penstemon cinicola D.D. Keck[HC, HC2]
ash penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon confertus Douglas ex Lindl.[HC, HC2]
lesser yellow beardtongue
0 synonyms
Penstemon curtiflorus (D.D. Keck) N.H. Holmgren[HC2]
short-flowered penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon cusickii A. Gray[HC, HC2]
Cusick's penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon cyaneus Pennell[HC, HC2]
dark-blue penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon davidsonii Greene[HC, HC2]
Davidson's penstemon
0 synonyms
var. davidsonii[HC, HC2]
Davidson's beardtongue
2 synonyms
var. menziesii (D.D. Keck) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
Davidson's beardtongue
1 synonym
Penstemon deustus Douglas ex Lindl.[HC, HC2]
hot-rock penstemon
0 synonyms
var. deustus[HC, HC2]
hot-rock penstemon
0 synonyms
var. pedicellatus M.E. Jones[HC2]
 
1 synonym
var. variabilis (Suksd.) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
hotrock penstemon, scabland penstemon, scorched penstemon
2 synonyms
Penstemon diphyllus Rydb.[HC, HC2]
two-leaf beardstongue
1 synonym
Penstemon eatonii A. Gray[HC2]
Eaton's penstemon, firecracker penstemon
0 synonyms
var. eatonii[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Penstemon elegantulus Pennell[HC, HC2]
lovely penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon ellipticus J.M. Coult. & Fisher[HC, HC2]
rockvine beardtongue
1 synonym
Penstemon eriantherus Pursh[HC, HC2]
crested-tongue penstemon, fuzzy-tongue penstemon
0 synonyms
var. argillosus M.E. Jones[HC, HC2]
John Day penstemon
0 synonyms
var. eriantherus[HC, HC2]
fuzzy-tongue penstemon
0 synonyms
var. redactus Pennell & D.D. Keck[HC, HC2]
 
0 synonyms
var. whitedii (Piper) A. Nelson[HC, HC2]
Whited's fuzzy-tongue penstemon
1 synonym
Penstemon euglaucus English[HC, HC2]
glaucous beardtongue
0 synonyms
Penstemon flavescens Pennell[HC, HC2]
pale-yellow penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene[HC, HC2]
bush penstemon, shrubby penstemon
0 synonyms
var. fruticosus[HC, HC2]
shrubby penstemon
0 synonyms
var. scouleri (Lindl.) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
shrubby penstemon
2 synonyms
var. serratus (D.D. Keck) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
shrubby penstemon
1 synonym
Penstemon gairdneri Hook.[HC, HC2]
Gairdner's penstemon
0 synonyms
var. gairdneri[HC, HC2]
Gairdner's penstemon
0 synonyms
var. oreganus A. Gray[HC, HC2]
 
1 synonym
Penstemon glandulosus Douglas[HC, HC2]
glandular penstemon
0 synonyms
var. chelanensis (D.D. Keck) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
sticky-stem penstemon
1 synonym
var. glandulosus[HC, HC2]
sticky-stem penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon globosus (Piper) Pennell & D.D. Keck[HC, HC2]
globe penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon hesperius M. Peck[HC2]
tall beardtongue
0 synonyms
Penstemon humilis Nutt. ex A. Gray[HC, HC2]
lowly penstemon
0 synonyms
var. humilis[HC2, Strickler 1997]
lowly penstemon
1 synonym
Penstemon janishiae N.H. Holmgren[HC2]
Jeanne's penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon laetus A. Gray[HC, HC2]
pleasant penstemon
0 synonyms
var. sagittatus (D.D. Keck) McMinn[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Penstemon laxus A. Nelson[HC, HC2]
loose penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon lemhiensis (D.D. Keck) D.D. Keck & Cronquist[HC, HC2]
Lemhi penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon lyallii A. Gray[HC, HC2]
Lyall's penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon miser A. Gray[HC, HC2]
golden-tongue penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon montanus Greene[HC, HC2]
mountain penstemon
0 synonyms
var. idahoensis (D.D. Keck) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
 
0 synonyms
var. montanus[HC, HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Penstemon nitidus Douglas ex Benth.[HC, HC2]
shiny penstemon
0 synonyms
var. nitidus[HC, HC2]
 
0 synonyms
var. polyphyllus (Pennell) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Penstemon ovatus Douglas[HC, HC2]
egg-leaf beardtongue, broad-leaved penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon palmeri A. Gray[HC2, JPM, Strickler 1997]
Palmer's penstemon
0 synonyms
var. palmeri[HC2, JPM]
Palmer's penstemon
1 synonym
Penstemon payettensis A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.[HC, HC2]
Payette penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon peckii Pennell[HC, HC2]
Peck's penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon pennellianus D.D. Keck[HC, HC2]
Blue Mountains beardtongue, Pennell's beardtongue
0 synonyms
Penstemon perpulcher A. Nelson[HC, HC2]
very beautiful penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon procerus Douglas ex Graham[HC, HC2]
small-flowered penstemon
0 synonyms
var. brachyanthus (Pennell) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
 
0 synonyms
var. formosus (A. Nelson) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
 
0 synonyms
var. procerus[HC, HC2]
small-flowered penstemon
0 synonyms
var. tolmiei (Hook.) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
small-flowered penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon pruinosus Douglas ex Lindl.[HC, HC2]
Chelan beardtongue
0 synonyms
Penstemon pumilus Nutt.[HC, HC2]
dwarf penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon radicosus A. Nelson[HC, HC2]
matroot penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon rattanii A. Gray[HC2]
Rattan's penstemon
0 synonyms
var. rattanii[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Penstemon richardsonii Douglas ex Lindl.[HC, HC2]
Richardson's penstemon
0 synonyms
var. dentatus (D.D. Keck) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
 
0 synonyms
var. richardsonii[HC, HC2]
Richardson's penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon roezlii Regel[HC2]
Roezl's penstemon
1 synonym
Penstemon rupicola (Piper) Howell[HC, HC2]
cliff beardtongue, rock penstemon
1 synonym
Penstemon rydbergii A. Nelson[HC, HC2]
Rydberg's beardtongue
0 synonyms
Penstemon salmonensis N.H. Holmgren[HC2]
Salmon River Mountains penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon seorsus (A. Nelson) D.D. Keck[HC, HC2]
short-lobed penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon serrulatus Menzies ex Sm.[HC, HC2]
Cascade penstemon
1 synonym
Penstemon spatulatus Pennell[HC, HC2]
Wallowa penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon speciosus Douglas ex Lindl.[HC, HC2]
royal beardtongue, showy penstemon
1 synonym
Penstemon subserratus Pennell[HC, HC2]
fine-toothed beardtongue, subserrate beardtongue
0 synonyms
Penstemon triphyllus Douglas ex Lindl.[HC, HC2]
whorled beardtongue
0 synonyms
var. infernalis N.H. Holmgren[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
var. triphyllus[HC2]
whorled beardtongue, whorled penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon venustus Douglas ex Lindl.[HC, HC2]
elegant beardtongue, Blue Mountain penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon washingtonensis D.D. Keck[HC, HC2]
Washington beardtongue
0 synonyms
Penstemon whippleanus A. Gray[HC, HC2]
Whipple's penstemon
0 synonyms
Penstemon wilcoxii Rydb.[HC, HC2]
Wilcox's beardtongue
1 synonym
Plantago arenaria Waldst. & Kit.[HC2]
sand plantain
3 synonyms
Plantago canescens Adams[HC2]
gray plantain
0 synonyms
Plantago coronopus L.[HC, HC2, JPM]
buck-horn plantain
1 synonym
Plantago elongata Pursh[HC, HC2, JPM]
 
3 synonyms
var. elongata[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Plantago eriopoda Torr.[HC, HC2]
alkali plantain, red-woolly plantain
0 synonyms
Plantago lanceolata L.[HC, HC2]
English plantain
0 synonyms
Plantago macrocarpa Cham. & Schltdl.[HC, HC2]
Alaska plantain, large-fruited plantain
0 synonyms
Plantago major L.[HC, HC2]
common plantain, great plantain
2 synonyms
Plantago maritima L.[HC, HC2, JPM2]
 
5 synonyms
Plantago media L.
 
0 synonyms
Plantago patagonica Jacq.[HC, HC2]
woolly plantain
1 synonym
Plantago pusilla Nutt.[HC, HC2]
dwarf plantain
2 synonyms
Plantago subnuda Pilg.[HC2, JPM]
Mexican plantain, tall coastal plantain
0 synonyms
Plantago tweedyi A. Gray[HC, HC2]
Tweedy's plantain
0 synonyms
Synthyris wyomingensis (A. Nelson) A. Heller[WTU]
Wyoming kittentails
2 synonyms
Tonella floribunda A. Gray[HC, HC2]
greater baby-innocence, large-flowered tonella
0 synonyms
Tonella tenella (Benth. ex A. DC.) A. Heller[HC, HC2]
lesser baby-innocence, small-flowered tonella
0 synonyms
Veronica agrestis L.[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth.[HC, HC2]
American brooklime, American speedwell
0 synonyms
Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.[HC, HC2]
blue water speedwell
1 synonym
Veronica argute-serrata Regel & Schmalh.[HC2]
bilobed speedwell
1 synonym
Veronica arvensis L.[HC, HC2]
corn speedwell, wall speedwell
0 synonyms
Veronica canbyi (Pennell) M.M.Mart.Ort. & Albach[WTU]
Canby's kittentails
1 synonym
Veronica catenata Pennell[HC, HC2, JPM]
chain speedwell
0 synonyms
Veronica chamaedrys L.[HC, HC2]
Germander speedwell
0 synonyms
Veronica cusickii A. Gray[HC, HC2]
Cusick's speedwell
0 synonyms
Veronica dissecta (Rydb.) M.M.Mart.Ort. & Albach[WTU]
feather-leaf kittentails
2 synonyms
ssp. lanuginosa (Piper) M.M.Mart.Ort. & Albach[WTU]
cut-leaf kittentails
2 synonyms
Veronica filiformis Sm.[HC, HC2]
thread-stalk speedwell
0 synonyms
Veronica hederifolia L.[HC2]
ivy-leaf speedwell
1 synonym
Veronica ×lackschewitzii Keller[HC2]
Lackschewitz's speedwell
0 synonyms
Veronica longifolia L.[HC, HC2]
long-leaf speedwell
0 synonyms
Veronica missurica Raf.[WTU]
tailed kittentails
2 synonyms
ssp. major (Hook.) M.M.Mart.Ort. & Albach[WTU]
tailed kittentails
3 synonyms
ssp. missurica[WTU]
mountain kittentail
1 synonym
ssp. stellata (Pennell) M.M.Mart.Ort. & Albach[WTU]
starry-tailed kittentails
2 synonyms
Veronica officinalis L.[HC, HC2]
Paul's betony, common speedwell
0 synonyms
Veronica peregrina L.[HC, HC2]
purslane speedwell
0 synonyms
var. peregrina[HC, HC2]
purslane speedwell
1 synonym
var. xalapensis (Kunth) Pennell[HC, HC2]
purslane speedwell
1 synonym
Veronica persica Poir.[HC, HC2]
bird-eye speedwell, Persian speedwell
3 synonyms
Veronica polita Fr.[HC2]
gray speedwell
0 synonyms
Veronica rubra (Douglas ex Hook.) M.M.Mart.Ort. & Albach[WTU]
red coraldrops, red kittentails
2 synonyms
Veronica schizantha (Piper) M.M.Mart.Ort. & Albach[WTU]
fringe-petal kittentails, fringed kittentails
1 synonym
Veronica scutellata L.[HC, HC2]
grass-leaf speedwell, marsh speedwell, skullcap speedwell
0 synonyms
Veronica serpyllifolia L.[HC, HC2]
thyme-leaved speedwell
0 synonyms
var. humifusa (Dicks.) Vahl[HC, HC2]
thyme-leaved speedwell
1 synonym
var. serpyllifolia[HC, HC2]
thyme-leaved speedwell
1 synonym
Veronica triphyllos L.[HC2, JPM]
finger speedwell
0 synonyms
Veronica undulata Wall.[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Veronica verna L.[HC2]
spring speedwell
0 synonyms
Veronica wormskjoldii Roem. & Schult.[HC, HC2]
American alpine speedwell
0 synonyms
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