Veronica persica

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Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Genus Veronica

Herbs, perennial with rhizomes or annuals . Roots glabrous . Stems erect , procumbent , or creeping , base sometimes woody. Leaves mostly opposite, rarely whorled or upper ones alternate. Inflorescences terminal or axillary racemes , sometimes spicate , long or short and capitate. Calyx 4-lobed, if 5-lobed upper lobe much smaller than other lobes. Corolla 4-sect or 4-lobed, rarely slightly 2-lipped; tube short and limb subrotate, rarely tube conspicuous, 1/3-1/2 of corolla length , usually hairy inside; lobes usually patent , unequal in width , upper lobe widest, lower lobe narrowest. Stamens 2; filaments adnate to posterior part of corolla tube; anther locules parallel or divergent, apically confluent . Style persistent ; stigma capitate. Capsule diverse in shape , slightly to strongly compressed laterally, 1-grooved, loculicidal. Seeds 2-50 per capsule, flattened and convex on both sides, navicular or cupular.

About 250 species: cosmopolitan , mainly in Asia and Europe; 53 species in China.[1]

Physical Description

Landscaping

Care: Cut back blooms when finished for a thicker plant with more blooms next year.

Habitat

Naturalized in waste fields and roadsides; below 1700 m [2].

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 4,936 meters (0 to 16,194 feet).[3]

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Annual

Growth

Culture: Space 3-6" apart.

Soil: Prefers good soil, with adequate moisture.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Moisture: Water Requirements: Provide regular deep waterings.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b. (map)

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Pocilla persica (Poir.) Fourr. • Veronica persica var. aschersoniana (Lehm.) Boivin • Veronica persica var. corrensiana (Lehm.) Boivin

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

Members of the genus Veronica

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 138 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

V. agrestis (Field Speedwell) · V. allionii (Compact Blue Speedwell) · V. alpina (Alpine Speedwell) · V. alpina var. alpina (Alpine Speedwell) · V. alpina var. australis (Alpine Speedwell) · V. americana (American Brooklime) · V. anagallis (Water Speedwell) · V. anagallis-aquatica (Blue Water Speedwell) · V. armena (Speedwell) · V. arvensis (Common Speedwell) · V. austriaca (Broadleaf Speedwell) · V. austriaca austriaca (Broadleaf Speedwell) · V. austriaca teucrium (Broadleaf Speedwell) · V. austriaca teucrium 'Crater Lake Blue' (Crater Lake Blue Speedwell) · V. austriaca 'Royal Blue' (Speedwell) · V. austriaca subsp. teucrium (Broadleaf Speedwell) · V. beccabunga (Becky Leaves) · V. biloba (Bilobed Speedwell) · V. calycina (Hairy Speedwell) · V. chamaedrys (Germander Speedwell) · V. chamaedrys 'Miffy Brute' (Germander Speedwell) · V. copelandii (Copeland's Speedwell) · V. cusickii (Cusick's Speedwell) · V. cymbalaria (Glandular Speedwell) · V. dabneyi (Alpine Groundcover Speedwell) · V. dillenii (Dillenius' Speedwell) · V. filiformis (Creeping Speedwell) · V. fruticans (Alpine Speedwell) · V. gentianoides (Gentian Speedwell) · V. gentianoides 'Barbara Sherwood' (Speedwell) · V. gentianoides 'Blue Streak' (Gentian Speedwell) · V. gracilis (Slender Speedwell) · V. grandiflora (Largeflower Speedwell) · V. grandis (Heartleaf Speedwell) · V. hederaefolia (Ivy-Leaf Speedwell) · V. hederifolia (Ivy-Leaf Speedwell) · V. hederifolia hederifolia (Ivyleaf Speedwell) · V. hederifolia lucorum (Ivyleaf Speedwell) · V. incana (Silver Speedwell) · V. incana 'Minuet' (Silver Speedwell) · V. incana 'Silbersee' (Silver Speedwell) · V. kiusiana (Speedwell) · V. liwanensis (Turkish Speedwell) · V. longifolia (Icicle Speedwell) · V. longifolia 'Blaubart' (Garden Speedwell 'blaubart') · V. longifolia 'Cloudy' (Cloudy Long Leaf Veronica) · V. longifolia 'Eveline' (Eveline Speedwell) · V. longifolia 'Fascination' (Speedwell) · V. longifolia 'Lila Karina' (Speedwell) · V. longifolia 'Pink Damask' (Speedwell) · V. longifolia 'Pink Eveline' (Garden Speedwell 'pink Eveline') · V. longifolia 'Sunny Border Blue' (Blue Speedwell) · V. montana (Wood Speedwell) · V. montana 'Corinne Tremaine' (Wood Speedwell) · V. notabilis (Forest Speedwell) · V. officinalis (Common Gypsyweed) · V. officinalis var. officinalis (Common Gypsyweed) · V. officinalis var. tournefortii (Common Gypsyweed) · V. oltensis (Thyme-Leaf Speedwell) · V. opaca (Broadsepal Speedwell) · V. pectinata (Woolly Speedwell) · V. pectinata 'Rosea' (Woolly Speedwell) · V. pectinata 'Rubra' (Woolly Speedwell) · V. peduncularis 'Georgia Blue' (Georgia Blue Creeping Speedwell) · V. peregrina (Neckweed) · V. peregrina xalapensis (Neckweed) · V. peregrina subsp. xalapensis (Hairy Purslane Speedwell) · V. persica (Bird-Eye Speedwell) · V. persica var. persica (Birdeye Speedwell) · V. petraea 'Madame Mercier' (Speedwell) · V. plebeia (Trailing Speedwell) · V. plebia (Island Speedwell) · V. polita (Gray Field Speedwell) · V. prostrata (Creeping Speedwell) · V. prostrata 'Aztec Gold' (Dwarf Golden Speedwell) · V. prostrata 'Heavenly Blue' (Harebell Speedwell) · V. prostrata 'Nestor' (Harebell Speedwell) · V. prostrata 'Rosea' (Harebell Speedwell) · V. prostrata 'Trehane' (Harebell Speedwell) · V. repens (Creeping Speedwell) · V. repens 'Big Blue' (Big Blue Veronica) · V. repens 'Sunshine' (Creeping Speedwell) · V. schmidtiana (Speedwell) · V. scutellata (Brook Speedwell) · V. serpyllifolia (Thyme Speedwell) · V. serpyllifolia humifusa (Thyme-Leaf Speedwell) · V. serpyllifolia subsp. humifusa (Thyme-Leaf Speedwell) · V. spicata (Spike Speedwell) · V. spicata 'Blue Fox' (Blue Fox Spike Speedwell) · V. spicata incana (Spiked Speedwell) · V. spicata L. 'Nana' (Spike Speedwell) · V. spicata 'Red Fox' (Red Fox Spike Speedwell) · V. spicata rosea (Pink Speedwell) · V. spicata spicata (Spiked Speedwell) · V. spicata 'Alba' (Spike Speedwell) · V. spicata 'Blue Bouquet' (Spike Speedwell) · V. spicata 'Blue Charm' (Spike Speedwell) · V. spicata'Giles Van Hees' (Giles Van Hees Perennial Speedwell) · V. spicata 'High Five' (Spike Speedwell) · V. spicata 'Icicle' (Icicle Speedwell)

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 14, 2007:

• Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Herbarium Willing
• Conservatoire botanique national du Bassin parisien, Conservatoire botanique national du Bassin parisien
• Jyväskylä University Museum - The Section of Natural Sciences, Vascular plant collection of Jyvaskyla University Museum
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• Museum of Natural History, Wroclaw University, Museum of Natural History, Wroclaw University, Flora of the Stołowe Mts.
• NLBIF, Limnodata
• Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Vascular Plant Herbarium, Oslo
• Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Vascular Plants, Field notes, Oslo
• Oregon State University, Vascular Plant Collection
• School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, The Deaver Herbarium, Northern Arizona University
• Steiermärkisches Landesmuseum Joanneum - Herbarium GJO, Herbarium GJO
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Botany
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Herbarium of Oskarshamn
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Lund Botanical Museum
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Plants
• Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Environment and Heritage Service - EHS Species Datasets
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Scottish Borders Biological Records Centre - SWT Scottish Borders Local Wildlife Site Survey data 1996-2000 - species information
• University of Alabama Biodiversity and Systematics, Herbarium
• University of Vienna, Institute for Botany - Herbarium WU, Herbarium WU
• Utah Valley State College
• , Utah Valley State College Herbarium

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2655815
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-530797
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 3027485
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:812465-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 80306
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 33405
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: VEPEC
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 57154

Footnotes

1. Hong De-yuan, Manfred A. Fischer "Veronica". in Flora of China Vol. 18 Page 65. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
2. "Veronica persica". in Flora of China Vol. 18 Page 70. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
3. Mean = 129.930 meters (426.280 feet), Standard Deviation = 240.470 based on 20,000 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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