Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica densiflora Ledeb. subgen. Fruticulosae |
Bibliography | Fl. Altaic. 1: 34 (1829) |
Native Range | s. Siberia to Kazakhstan and Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 900-3400m |
Description | leaves sessile, lower leaves scaly-like, upper leaves ovate-orbiculate, 1-2cm long, sparsely villose, dentate, inflorescence terminal, capitate, flowers 5-7mm across |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | dark blue |
Bloom | late 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 in early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Paederota humilis Willd. ex Link Veronica capitata Fisch. ex Colla Veronica densiflora var. soongorica Regel |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |