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Veronica pulvinaris (Hook.f.) Cheeseman subgen. Hebe 
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FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE
Genus speciesVeronica pulvinaris (Hook.f.) Cheeseman subgen. Hebe
SynonymsPygmea pulvinaris Hook.f.
 Chionohebe pulvinaris (Hook.f.) B.G.Briggs & Ehrend.
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitudemontane-subalpine
Descriptionrosettes minute, leaves linear-spathulate to narrowly lanceolate, grey-green, densely fine hirsute, flowers sessile, pentamerous, openly crateriform, anthers blue
Size1-5cm
Colorpale blue, white
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub, cushion
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late spring
Territory Australasia
     New Zealand (New Zealand South)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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PLANTAGINACEAE

Veronica pulvinaris (Hook.f.) Cheeseman, Man. N. Zeal. Fl. 540 (1906)

Basionym:
Pygmea pulvinaris Hook.f., Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 217 (1864)

Synonyms:
Chionohebe pulvinaris (Hook.f.) B.G.Briggs & Ehrend.

Pygmea ciliolata pumila Ashwin
Veronica ciliolata pumila (Ashwin) Garn.-Jones

New Zealand South
51 NZS

montane-subalpine

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