| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Veronica kurdica Benth. subgen. Orientales |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 10: 473 (1846) |
| Native Range | n. & nc. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | sericeous-pubescent, leaves oblong or linear-lanceolate, entire or sparsely dentate, flowers in short, pedicellate racemes, sepals linear-lanceolate, unequal |
| Size | 4-10cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| 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 kurdica var. longiracemosa Parsa Veronica kurdica f. nivalis Bornm. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |