Veronica wormskjoldii Roem. & Schult.


Family	PLANTAGINACEAE
Genus species	Veronica wormskjoldii Roem. & Schult. subgen. Veronica
Bibliography	Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis] 1: 101 (1817)
Native Range	Subarctic America to w. USA and New Mexico, e. Canada to ne. USA, Greenland
Primary Biome	Subalpine or Subarctic
Habitat	grassland
Altitude	0-3500m
Description	freely adpressed hirsute, stem leaves opposite to lanceolate, 1-4cm, flowers pedicellate in terminal raceme, corolla 6-10mm across, style short
Size	10-25cm
Color	dark bluish violet
Bloom	late 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, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring
Synonyms	Veronica alpina var. alterniflora Fernald Veronica alpina var. cascadensis Fernald Veronica alpina var. geminiflora Fernald Veronica alpina var. nutans (Bong.) Ledeb. Veronica alpina var. terrae-novae Fernald Veronica alpina var. unalaschcensis Cham. & Schltdl. Veronica alpina var. wormskjoldii (Roem. & Schult.) Hook. Veronica alpina ssp. wormskjoldii (Roem. & Schult.) Elenevsky Veronica mollis Raf. Veronica nutans Bong. Veronica wormskjoldii f. albiflora Cody Veronica wormskjoldii ssp. alternifolia (Fernald) Pennell Veronica wormskjoldii var. nutans (Bong.) Pennell Veronica wormskjoldii ssp. nutans (Bong.) Albach
Territory	7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ALU Aleutian Is., ASK Alaska, GNL Greenland, NUN Nunavut, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 72 Eastern Canada (LAB Labrador, NFL Newfoundland, ONT Ontario, QUE Québec) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (MAI Maine, NWH New Hampshire) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico)