| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth. trib. Veronicae |
| Synonyms | Veronica lindleyana (Wall.) Wall. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3300-4300m |
| Description | leaves mainly basal, 5-15cm long, narrowly elliptic to spathulate, coarsely, sharply dentate, flowers 8mm long, with exserted anthers, in cylindrical spike |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale blue, purplish blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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