Veronica regina-nivalis

Veronica regina-nivalis is a species of flowering plant in the figwort family known by the common name snowqueen,[1] or snow queen. It is native to the Pacific coast of the United States from the Puget Sound to San Francisco Bay Area, where it grows in the forests of coastal and inland hills and mountains. It is a perennial herb growing up to about 15 centimeters tall. It has a rosette of basal leaves with hairy, lobed, heart-shaped or kidney-shaped blades borne on long petioles. The inflorescence is a small raceme of pale blue, lavender, or nearly white flowers each just under a centimeter long. The corollas are bell-shaped, the tube spreading into short lobes at the mouth, with two stamens tipped with large anthers.

"Snow queen" redirects here. For other uses, see Snow Queen (disambiguation).

Veronica regina-nivalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Veronica
Species:
V. regina-nivalis
Binomial name
Veronica regina-nivalis
M.M.Mart.Ort. & Albach
Synonyms
  • Wulfenia reniformis Douglas ex Benth.
  • Synthyris rotundifolia A.Gray
  • Wulfenia rotundifolia (A.Gray) Greene

Its common name alludes to the fact that it's one of the first wildflowers to bloom in late winter.

References
  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Synthyris reniformis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 December 2015.


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