| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Veronica nipponica Makino ex Furumi subgen. Veronica |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 30: 120 (1916) |
| Native Range | Japan (n. & c. Honshu) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1600-3000m |
| Description | leaves opposite, thick, sessile, ovate to ovate-oblong, obtuse, shallowly serrate, glabrous, inflorescence lax, racemose, 1-3cm, 3-10-flowered, flowers rotate, 3-5mm across |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| 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 nipponica var. shinano-alpina H.Hara Veronica stelleri ssp. nipponica (Makino ex Furumi) Elenevsky |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |