Veronica arvensis L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Plantaginaceae// Genus: Veronica// Species: Veronica arvensis L. 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 Northwest Africa, Europe and Asia (to Southwest Siberia and West Himalaya) according to the Plants of the World Online portal.

Habitat:  Found in dry open habitats and on disturbed ground.

Flowering period:  Spring.

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%20arvensis&PTRefFk=7200000 %5BAccessed 27.04.2021].

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 arvensis L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:811649-1  [Accessed 27.04.2021].