Veronica alpina

Veronica alpina, the alpine speedwell or alpine veronica, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Veronica, native to Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroes, Svalbard, most of Europe, parts of Siberia, northern Pakistan, the western Himalayas, and Tibet.[2] It is the namesake of the Veronica alpina species complex, which also includes V. bellidioides, V. copelandii, V. cusickii, V. nipponica, V. nutans, V. stelleri and V. wormskjoldii.[3]

Veronica alpina
Botanical illustration
In bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Veronica
Species:
V. alpina
Binomial name
Veronica alpina
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Cardia alpina (L.) Dulac
    • Veronica alpina f. albiflora Rosenv.
    • Veronica alpina var. australis Wahlenb.
    • Veronica alpina subsp. australis (Wahlenb.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
    • Veronica alpina subsp. lasiocarpa (Pennell) Elenevsky
    • Veronica alpina subsp. minuscularia (Pau) Rivas Mart. & Molero Mesa
    • Veronica carnea Vitman
    • Veronica clarkeana Schult. & Schult.f.
    • Veronica gebhardiana Vest ex Schult.
    • Veronica grandifolia Vest ex Schult.
    • Veronica imbricata Woerl.
    • Veronica integrifolia Schrank
    • Veronica lasiocarpa Pennell
    • Veronica minuscularia Pau
    • Veronica pumila All.
    • Veronica pygmaea Schrank
    • Veronica rotundifolia Schrank
    • Veronicastrum alpinum (L.) Fourr.

References
  1. Sp. Pl.: 11 (1753)
  2. "Veronica alpina L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. Albach, Dirk C.; Schönswetter, Peter; Tribsch, Andreas (2006). "Comparative phylogeography of the Veronica alpina complex in Europe and North America". Molecular Ecology. 15 (11): 3269–3286. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02980.x. PMID 16968270. S2CID 19640405.
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