Taxonomy: Fam. Plantaginaceae// Genus: Veronica// Species: Veronica persica Poir. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med Planbase (Marhold, 2011+).
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Walters and Webb in Tutin et al. (1972).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from the Caucasus to Iran and widely distributed as an introduced species in Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and South America according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). According to Walters and Webb in Tutin et al. (1972) it is naturalized in Europe. In The Euro+Med Planbase (Marhold, 2011+) it is considered as native to parts of Europe.
Habitat: Grasslands, clearings of forests, near streams and rivers. In the Osogovo region it is a winter-spring ruderal plant (weed) common on disturbed ground – waste places, near roads, orchards, cultivated land, near and in settlements, urban areas, gardens.
Flowering period: Late winter – spring: FEB, MAR, APR, MAY.
Veronica persica – habit. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 19.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – habit. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 19.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – habit. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 19.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – habit. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 19.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – habit. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 19.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – flowers. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 19.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – flowers. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 19.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – flower. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 19.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – flower. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 19.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – flower. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 19.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – flower. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 19.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – side view of flowers -calyx. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 19.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – side view of flowers -calyx. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 19.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – fruits. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 19.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – fruits. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 19.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – stem and leaves. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 19.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – stem and leaves. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 19.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski..Veronica persica – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 19.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – habit. Hills near the Kochani landfill, 13.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – habit. Hills near the Kochani landfill, 13.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – flowers. Hills near the Kochani landfill, 13.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – flower. Hills near the Kochani landfill, 13.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – fruit. Hills near the Kochani landfill, 13.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Veronica persica – corolla, calyx and fruit (capsule). Specimen from the hills near the Kochani landfill, 13.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Veronica L. (incl. Pseudolysimachium (Koch) Opiz). Walters, S.M. and Webb, D.A. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 242 – 251.
