| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Veronica cephaloides Pennell subgen. Fruticulosae |
| Bibliography | Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia Monogr. 5: 84 (1943) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3300-5800m |
| Description | stems solitary, grey-white hirsute, leaves sessile, oblong, pubescent, glabrescent, entire to serrate, racemes 1-4, in axils of upper leaves, corolla minute |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring |
| Synonyms | Veronica ciliata ssp. cephaloides (Pennell) D.Y.Hong Veronica hirta Pennell Veronica koelzii Pennell Veronica leucothrix Pennell Veronica nana Pennell |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |