| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Veronica californica M.M.Mart.Ort. & Albach |
| Bibliography | Taxon 53: 441 (2004) |
| Native Range | Oregon to California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 100-1000m |
| Description | leaves persistent, ovate to ovate-cordate, coriaceous, incised crenate, glabrous or hirsute, raceme procumbent, lax, flowers 5-10, corolla campanulate, regular |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Synthyris cordata (A.Gray) A.Heller Synthyris reniformis var. cordata A.Gray Synthyris rotundifolia var. cordata (A.Gray) A.Gray Wulfenia cordata (A.Gray) Greene |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |