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Blue Water-speedwell

Veronica anagallis-aquatica

687Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
53Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr8
May61
Jun149
Jul163
Aug189
Sep40
Oct11
Nov2
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England102
2Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland26
3North Yorkshire England22
4Worcestershire England20
5Suffolk England19
6Argyll and Bute Scotland16
7Cambridgeshire England14
8North Lincolnshire England12
9Mid Ulster Northern Ireland12
10Lincolnshire England10
11Scottish Borders Scotland10
12Ards and North Down Northern Ireland10
13East Lothian Scotland9
14Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland9
15Antrim and Newtownabbey Northern Ireland9
488 England53 Scotland22 Wales81 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 53 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
687
Peak month
August
Counties with records
53
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
4,465
Most recorded in
Norfolk
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Veronica
Name with authority
Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.
Contributing datasets
30

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q159711 · GBIF 3172086