| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Veronica orientalis Mill. subgen. Orientales |
| Bibliography | Gard. Dict., ed. 8: n.° 10 (1768) |
| Native Range | e. Medit to Caucasus and w. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 1200-3000m |
| Description | stems branched, ascendent, lower leaves lanceolate to nearly orbiculate, to 4cm, coarsely serrate, upper leaves linear, revolute, flowers to 12mm acros, in raceme to 10cm long |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | blue, pink, white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring |
| Synonyms | Veronica alliaria Parsa Veronica anisophylla K.Koch Veronica billardierei Vahl Veronica heterophylla Salisb. Veronica konantha Pau Veronica kurdica var. incisocrenata Bornm. Veronica multifida ssp. orientalis (Mill.) Elenevsky Veronica noeana Boiss. Veronica orientalis var. tenuifolia Boiss. & Noë Veronica syspirensis K.Koch Veronica teucrium var. anisophylla (K.Koch) Trautv. Veronica umbigena Herb. ex Riek |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |