| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Veronica orientalis Mill. subgen. Orientales |
| Synonyms | Veronica alliaria Parsa |
| Veronica anisophylla K.Koch | |
| Veronica noeana Boiss. | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 1200-3000m |
| Description | stems branched, ascendent, lower leaves lanceolate to nearly orbiculate, to 4cm, coarsely serrate, upper leaves linear, revolute, flowers to 12mm acros, in raceme to 10cm long |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | blue, pink, white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
orientalis carduchorum P.H.Davis ex M.A.Fisch., Pl. Syst. Evol. 128(3-4): 297 (1977)
orientalis nimrodii (Richt. ex Stapf) M.A.Fisch., Fl. Turkey 6: 749 (1978)
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