Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica besseya M.M.Mart.Ort. & Albach subgen. Synthyris |
Synonyms | Synthyris alpina A.Gray |
Besseya alpina (A.Gray) Rydb. | |
Wulfenia alpina (A.Gray) Greene | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2800-4300m |
Description | leaves lanate, elliptic to ovate, ca. 5cm long, flowers in compact spike, 6mm long, lower lip curvate downwards |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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