| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Veronica gentianoides Vahl subgen. Beccabunga |
| Bibliography | Symb. Bot. 1: 1 (1790) |
| Native Range | Krym, Caucasus to nw. Iran and Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 500-3600m |
| Description | shiny green rosettes, leaves broadly elliptic to lanceolate or oblanceolate, 2-8cm long, flowers 10-16mm across, in long, erect, spicate raceme |
| Size | 5-60cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| 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 buxbaumiana Pall. ex M.Bieb. Veronica charadzae Kem.-Nath. Veronica colchica Kimer. Veronica gentianifolia Sweet Veronica gentianoides var. eglandulosa Assejeva Veronica gentianoides var. latifolia Boiss. Veronica imerethica Kem.-Nath. Veronica ivoides Juz. Veronica kemulariae Kuth. Veronica olympica Pall. ex Link Veronica pallida Hornem. Veronica sumilensis Freyn & Sint. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |