thyme-leaved speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia)
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Flowering plantsIn Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Thyme-leaved speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia L.

Thyme-leaved speedwell in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta

Introduced and invasive status

Introduced in Ohio: iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Also listed

  • Introduced and assessed as invasive in the lower 48 states

iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.

US-RIIS assesses a species as invasive when it causes, or is likely to cause, harm there, or is at least locally abundant and harmful ecologically, economically, or to health.

Status: Simpson A, Sellers E, Pagad S (2023). United States Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (US-RIIS), ver. 2.0. U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KFFTOD (opens in a new tab)

Near Cuyahoga County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (35)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (48)
  • Recorded, season not shown (4)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
thyme-leaved speedwell by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County37 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County37 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County32 · Season shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit County40 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Cuyahoga County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 37 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
Show over the bars
Recording in Cuyahoga County · records of all species each week, 92,154 in all

Records per week from 37 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

Show as a table
Records of thyme-leaved speedwell in Cuyahoga County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of thyme-leaved speedwellYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000468
Jan 11–1700502
Jan 18–2400393
Jan 25–3100380
Feb 1–700590
Feb 8–1400504
Feb 15–2100455
Feb 22–2800583
Mar 1–700567
Mar 8–1400750
Mar 15–2100819
Mar 22–2800780
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,014
Apr 5–11001,655
Apr 12–18112,306
Apr 19–25431,857
Apr 26 – May 2534,135
May 3–91262,830
May 10–16432,640
May 17–23632,938
May 24–30112,903
May 31 – Jun 6002,621
Jun 7–13002,326
Jun 14–20002,465
Jun 21–27002,426
Jun 28 – Jul 4002,632
Jul 5–11002,765
Jul 12–18112,898
Jul 19–25002,860
Jul 26 – Aug 1002,736
Aug 2–8113,021
Aug 9–15002,627
Aug 16–22112,732
Aug 23–29002,388
Aug 30 – Sep 5003,076
Sep 6–12113,578
Sep 13–19003,735
Sep 20–26003,328
Sep 27 – Oct 3002,834
Oct 4–10002,275
Oct 11–17001,937
Oct 18–24001,181
Oct 25–31001,172
Nov 1–700893
Nov 8–1400854
Nov 15–2100485
Nov 22–2800552
Nov 29 – Dec 500448
Dec 6–1200498
Dec 13–1900458
Dec 20–2600575
Dec 27 – Jan 200709

Reported in flower

Only 1 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 481 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
Show over the bars
Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 481 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

Show as a table
Records of thyme-leaved speedwell in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of thyme-leaved speedwellYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7218,321
Mar 8–141110,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 42119,661
Apr 5–114326,860
Apr 12–1823539,925
Apr 19–2547741,623
Apr 26 – May 298956,391
May 3–9108852,952
May 10–1664853,785
May 17–23591057,698
May 24–3031854,651
May 31 – Jun 65453,099
Jun 7–136553,700
Jun 14–200056,625
Jun 21–272255,361
Jun 28 – Jul 44458,477
Jul 5–111161,336
Jul 12–182264,722
Jul 19–250069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 10059,416
Aug 2–84359,712
Aug 9–151155,994
Aug 16–222154,328
Aug 23–290051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 51157,167
Sep 6–124359,075
Sep 13–191154,543
Sep 20–261145,860
Sep 27 – Oct 32243,180
Oct 4–100037,841
Oct 11–170030,824
Oct 18–240021,156
Oct 25–312119,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–141112,621
Nov 15–21117,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5116,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2108,459

Reported in flower

No flowering season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • heath speedwell Veronica officinalis183 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • corn speedwell Veronica arvensis141 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Purslane Speedwell Veronica peregrina108 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Slender speedwell Veronica filiformis107 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia77 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: recorded
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in January, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed78%49%
Forest13%31%
Farmland7%11%
Open water0.7%3%
Grassland and shrub0.4%0.9%
Wetland0.4%5%

From 283 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a variety:

  • Veronica serpyllifolia var. serpyllifoliavariety

Every one of these records counts toward thyme-leaved speedwell's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many plants vary from place to place. Botanists name these groups at three levels below species: subspecies, variety and form, from the broadest difference to the smallest. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

481 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.