Veronica incana

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Veronica incana
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Flower spike
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'Silberteppich' cultivar
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Veronica
Species:
V. incana
Binomial name
Veronica incana
L.
Synonyms [1]
List
    • Pseudolysimachion incanum(L.) Holub
    • Pseudolysimachion incanum subsp. pallens(Host) Trávn.
    • Pseudolysimachion pallens(Host) M.A.Fisch.
    • Pseudolysimachion semiglabratum(Ostapko) Ostapko
    • Veronica bellidifoliaJuz.
    • Veronica callistachyaLedeb. ex Loudon
    • Veronica canescensSchrad.
    • Veronica hololeucaJuz.
    • Veronica incana subsp. hololeuca(Juz.) Elenevsky
    • Veronica incana subsp. pallens(Host) Albach
    • Veronica pallensHost
    • Veronica semiglabrataOstapko
    • Veronica sergievskianaPolozhij
    • Veronica spicata subsp. incana(L.) Walters
    • Veronica xilinensisY.Z.Zhao

Veronica incana, the silver speedwell, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. [2] It is native to parts of Eastern Europe and Russia, all of Siberia, Mongolia, and northern China, and has been introduced to Czechoslovakia. [1] A number of authorities consider it to be a subspecies of the spiked speedwell Veronica spicata ; Veronica spicata subsp. incana. [3] It is a parent of the hybrids Veronica × czemalensis (with V. porphyriana ) and Veronica × grisea (with V. longifolia ). [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Veronica incana L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. "Veronica incana | silver speedwell /RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2021-10-08. Buy this plant ... 6 suppliers
  3. "Veronica spicata subsp. incana | silver speedwell /RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2021-10-08. Synonyms; Veronica incana, Veronica candida
  4. "Veronica incana | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2021-10-08.