Veronica elliptica

Veronica elliptica
	Te Miko, West Coast, New Zealand
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Veronica
Section:	Veronica sect. Hebe
Species:	V. elliptica
Binomial name
	Veronica elliptica; G.Forst.
Synonyms
	Veronica simpsonii Veronica menziesii; Veronica decussata Hebe elliptica; (G.Forst.) Pennell J.F.Gmel. ; Moench Phil. ; Veronica magellanica Hebe menziesii; Juss. ex Dippel, not validly publ. Benth. ; Hebe magellanica (Benth.) Cockayne & Allan ; Colenso Veronica marginata;

Veronica elliptica, synonym Hebe elliptica, is a plant of the family Plantaginaceae.^[1] It is native to New Zealand (including the Antipodean Islands and the Chatham Islands), south Argentina, south Chile and the Falkland Islands.^[1] It is an evergreen, bushy shrub of 1 m or more in height, with green, oval leaves, 2–4 cm long. Flowers are white to pale mauve.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Veronica elliptica G.Forst.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-10-09

"Veronica elliptica". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Hebe Society entry
Rhodora 23:39. 1921.
Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961–. Flora of New Zealand.
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catalogo de la flora vascular de Chile.
Moore, D. M. 1983. Flora of Tierra del Fuego.
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74., 1999.Error: "Q17744932" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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