Veronica pauciramosa

Veronica pauciramosa, synonym Hebe pauciramosa, is a species of plant in the family Plantaginaceae, endemic to the South Island of New Zealand,[1] where it grows in mountains. It is an upright, evergreen shrub about 16 in (40 cm) tall, with green, spear-shaped leaves 0.2 in (6 mm) long, and white flowers.

Veronica pauciramosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Veronica
Section: Veronica sect. Hebe
Species:
V. pauciramosa
Binomial name
Veronica pauciramosa
(Cockayne & Allan) Garn.-Jones[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Hebe pauciramosa (Cockayne & Allan) L.B.Moore
  • Leonohebe pauciramosa (Cockayne & Allan) Heads

Hebe pauciramosa var. masoniae L.B.Moore is now treated as a separate species, Veronica masoniae.[2]

References

  1. "Veronica pauciramosa (Cockayne & Allan) Garn.-Jones". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. "Veronica masoniae (L.B.Moore) Garn.-Jones". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 October 2022.


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