Veronica tetragona

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Veronica tetragona
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Veronica
Section: Veronica sect. Hebe
Species:
V. tetragona
Binomial name
Veronica tetragona
Synonyms [1] [2] [3]
  • Hebe tetragona(Hook.) Andersen

Of subsp. similis:

  • Hebe astonii(Petrie) Cockayne & Allan
  • Hebe hectorii subsp. subsimilis(Colenso) Wagstaff & Wardle
  • Hebe subsimilis(Colenso) Ashwin, H.H.B.Allan
  • Hebe tetragona subsp. subsimilis(Colenso) Bayly & Kellow
  • Leonohebe subsimilis(Colenso) Heads
  • Leonohebe subsimilis var. astonii(Petrie) Heads
  • Veronica astoniiPetrie
  • Veronica subsimilisColenso

Of subsp. tetragona:

  • Leonohebe tetragona(Hook.f.) Heads

Veronica tetragona, synonym Hebe tetragona, [1] [4] is a subalpine plant of the family Plantaginaceae, which is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

Veronica tetragona can grow up to 1 metre high and has very small, yellow-green leaves that completely surround the stem. White flowers are produced during summer. The plant gets its name from its distinctive four-sided branches. [5]

Two subspecies were accepted by Plants of the World Online, as of October 2022: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Veronica tetragona Hook." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Veronica tetragona subsp. subsimilis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Veronica tetragona subsp. tetragona". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Veronica tetragona
  5. ↑ "Hebe tetragona". Hebe Society. Retrieved 1 February 2012.


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