| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Veronica austriaca L. subgen. Orientales |
| Bibliography | Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 849 (1759) |
| Native Range | Poland to Croatia and North Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 300-1800m |
| Description | leaves broadly oval to narrowly lanceolate, pinnatilobate, dentate, shortly petiolate, flowers, 10-13mm across, in paired spicate racemes, calyx hirsute |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | brilliant blue |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, 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 angustifolia Bernh. Veronica austriaca ssp. macrodonta (Borbás) J.Keller Veronica austriaca var. macrodonta (Borbás) Watzl Veronica austriaca var. pinnatifida W.D.J.Koch Veronica hyssopifolia Schur Veronica integrifolia Dörfl. & Degen ex Watzl Veronica laciniata Moench Veronica macrodonta Borbás Veronica montana Borbás Veronica orientalis Wender. Veronica pinnatifida Pohl Veronica polymorpha Schweigg. Veronica pubicarpa Simonk. Veronica sclerophylla Dubovik Veronica teucrium ssp. austriaca (L.) Arcang. Veronica teucrium ssp. latifolia Arcang. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (CZE Czechoslovakia, POL Poland) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) |
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