| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Veronica capitata Royle ex Benth. subgen. Fruticulosae |
| Bibliography | Scroph. Ind.: 45 (1835) |
| Native Range | w. Tibet to w. Himalaya, Assam |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4500m |
| Description | lower leaves scaly-like, upper leaves ovate-orbiculate, sessile, 1-2cm long, entire or obscurely denticulate, inflorescence terminal, capitate, elongate in fruit |
| Size | 7-15cm |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, WHM West Himalaya) |