Native Plants of the Great Lakes
North Branch Restoration Project:
Native Plant and Seed Collection
Veronicastrum Virginicum / Family: Scrophlariaceae
Culver’s Root, Swink/Wilhelm # 7
FLOWERING: July to late August
SEED TIMING: Mid-September to mid-October
HABITAT: Wet mesic to wet prairie. Also in savannas
DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES: 2 - 7 feet. Tall, graceful plant
grows erect. Stout smooth stems may be somewhat branched at the top.
Leaves are slender ovals with pointed tips up to 6 inches long and
occur mostly in whorls of 3 to 9. Margins have fine, sharp teeth.
White flowers occur on slender, spikes that are usually 3 to 9
inches long. There are 1 to 9 flower heads per plant.
TO PICK: Ripe flower spikes turn black and mealy. Seed
pods zip right off. |
