| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Veronica multifida L. subgen. Orientales |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 13 (1753) |
| Native Range | Bulgaria to Central Asia and nw. & n. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 100-2300m |
| Description | shortly crisped pubescent, leaves sessile, pinnatisect, segments linear, entire or dentate, flowers in axillary racemes, calyx lobes 5, unequal |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring |
| Synonyms | Veronica abrotanifolia Stokes Veronica arceuthobia Woronow Veronica biebersteinii Richt. ex Stapf Veronica pinnata Schur Veronica tenuifolia M.Bieb. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria) 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |