| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Veronica microcarpa Boiss. subgen. Orientales |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 76 (1844) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-2500m |
| Description | leaves orbiculate to broadly ovate, 4-10mm long, shortly petiolate, densely grey pubescent, deeply crenate, racemes many flowered, flowers with white centre, 8-10mm across |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | rich blue |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |