Veronica officinalis
Ecology
This perennial herb is found in open woods and woodland rides, on banks, in grassland and on heathland. It grows on well-drained, often moderately acidic or leached soils, and in some grasslands is confined to raised ground or anthills. 0-880 m (Cadair Idris, Merioneth).
Status
Trends
The broad distribution of V. officinalis is little changed, though there have clearly been local declines where its habitats have been lost, particularly in the English Midlands. It was mapped as `all records` in the 1962 Atlas.
World Distribution
European Boreo-temperate element; widely naturalised outside its native range.
Broad Habitats
Light (Ellenberg): 6
Moisture (Ellenberg): 5
Reaction (Ellenberg): 4
Nitrogen (Ellenberg): 4
Salt Tolerance (Ellenberg): 0
January Mean Temperature (Celsius): 3.4
July Mean Temperature (Celsius): 14.4
Annual Precipitation (mm): 1125
Height (cm): 23
Perennation - primary
Life Form - primary
Woodiness
Clonality - primary
Count of 10km squares in Great Britain: 2507
Count of 10km squares in Ireland: 754
Count of 10km squares in the Channel Isles: 8
Atlas Change Index: -0.84
Weighted Changed Factor: -1
Weighted Change Factor Confidence (90%)
JNCC Designations
PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish plants. (.zip 1455KB) This dataset was compiled and published in 2004, and last updated in November 2008. Download includes an Excel spreadsheet of the attributes, and a PDF explaining the background and nomenclature. Note that the PDF version is the booklet as published, whereas the Excel spreadsheet incorporates subsequent corrections. A hardcopy can be purchased from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.