Veronica verna L.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Plantaginaceae// Genus: Veronica// Species: Veronica polita Fr. The classification is given according to the Euro+Med Planbase (Marhold, 2011+).

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972).

Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Morocco, from Europe to Southwest Siberia and West Himalaya according to the Plants of the World Online portal.

Habitat:  Found in open dry habitats- grasslands, sparse shrubland, rock terrains.

Flowering period:  Spring (APR, MAY).

Veronica verna – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica verna – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica verna – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica verna – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica verna – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica verna – raceme. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica verna – flowering stems with racemes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica verna – raceme. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica verna – fruiting racemes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica verna – raceme with capsules. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica verna – cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica verna – habit. Specimen from the Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica verna – habit. Specimen from the Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica verna – habit. Specimen from the Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica verna – habit. Specimen from the Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Marhold, K. (2011+): Veronica. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet  http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Veronica%20verna&PTRefFk=7200000 [Accessed 21.04.2021].

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.

Veronica verna L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:812811-1 [Accessed 21.04.2021].

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