Veronica wormskjoldii Roem. & Schult.


Family	PLANTAGINACEAE
Genus species	Veronica wormskjoldii Roem. & Schult. subgen. Veronica
Habitat	rocky slopes
Altitude	arctic-alpine
Description	freely adpressed hirsute, stem leaves opposite to lanceolate, 1-4cm, flowers pedicellate in terminal raceme, corolla 6-10mm across, style short
Size	15-20cm
Color	dark bluish violet
Bloom	late summer
Ca
Type	tuft
Cultivation	rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagation	seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring
Territory	Northern America Subarctic America
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	PLANTAGINACEAE Veronica wormskjoldii Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 1: 101 (1817) Synonyms: Veronica alpina wormskjoldii (Roem. & Schult.) Hook. arctic-alpine wormskjoldii typica ined. Synonyms: Veronica alpina terrae-novae Fernald Greenland, Nunavut, e. Canada, Maine, New Hampshire 71 GNL NUN 72 LAB NFL ONT QUE 75 MAI NWH wormskjoldii alterniflora (Fernald) Pennell, Ill. Fl. Pacific States [Abrams] 3: 793 (1951) Basionym: Veronica alpina alterniflora Fernald, Rhodora 41: 455 (1939) Synonym: Veronica alpina cascadensis Fernald Veronica alpina geminiflora Fernald Veronica alpina nutans (Bong.) Ledeb. Veronica alpina unalaschcensis Cham. & Schltdl. Veronica mollis Raf. Veronica nutans Bong. Veronica wormskjoldii albiflora Cody Veronica wormskjoldii nutans (Bong.) Pennell Subarctic America, w. Canada, w. USA, New Mexico 70 ALU ASK NUN NWT YUK 71 ABT BRC 73 COL IDA MNT ORE WAS WYO 76 ARI CAL NEV UTA 77 NWM