Veronica derwentiana, commonly known as Derwent speedwell,[2] is a flowering plant species of the family Plantaginaceae, endemic to south-eastern Australia.

It is a perennial with toothed leaves and white or pale blue flowers in terminal sprays in spring and summer.

The stems are smooth or have small hairs lying longitudinal, occasionally on the whole surface and not branched below the flowers.

[3][4][5] Veronica derwentiana was first formally described by Henry Cranke Andrews in 1808 and the description was published in The Botanist's Repository for New and Rare Plants.

[2] There are five subspecies described and accepted by the Australian Plant Census:[1] Derwent speedwell occurs in a variety of habitats including eucalypt forest and alpine herb fields in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.