Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica missurica Raf. subgen. Synthyris |
Bibliography | Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2(3): 175 (1818) |
Native Range | nw. USA to California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 30-2900m |
Description | leaves reniform, glabrous, rigid, shiny, 3-7cm wide, palmatilobate, lobes dentate, teeth triangular, scape glabrous, flowers 6-7mm long, lobes elliptic |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | spring |
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 after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Synthyris major (Hook.) A.Heller Synthyris missurica (Raf.) Pennell Synthyris missurica ssp. hirsuta Pennell Synthyris missurica ssp. major (Hook.) Pennell Synthyris missurica f. rosea H.St.John Synthyris missurica ssp. stellata (Pennell) Kartesz & Gandhi Synhyris reniformis var. major Hook. Synthyris stellata Pennell Veronica missurica ssp. major (Hook.) M.M.Mart.Ort. & Albach Veronica missurica ssp. stellata (Pennell) M.M.Mart.Ort. & Albach Veronica purshii G.Don Veronica reniformis Pursh Wulfenia major (Hook.) A.Heller |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |