Veronica officinalis L.

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

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 3 (Tutin et al., 1972).

Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, from Europe to West Siberia and Iran according to the Plants of the World Online portal.

Habitat: Grasslands, edges and clearings of European beech forests.

Flowering period: Spring-summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.

Veronica officinalis – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica officinalis – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica officinalis – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica officinalis – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica officinalis – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica officinalis – capsules. Osogovo- Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica officinalis – stem with leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica officinalis – leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica officinalis – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica officinalis – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica officinalis – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica officinalis – capsules. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica officinalis – capsules. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica officinalis – stems with leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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Veronica officinalis  – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Ratkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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Veronica officinalis  – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Ratkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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Veronica officinalis  – fruiting inflorescence with capsules. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Ratkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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Veronica officinalis  – capsules. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Ratkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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Veronica officinalis  – stem with leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Ratkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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Veronica officinalis  – leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Ratkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica officinalis – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.06.2015. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica officinalis – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.06.2015. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

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 officinalis L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:812402-1 [Accessed 27.11.2021].

Veronica officinalis. 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%20officinalis&PTRefFk=7200000 [Accessed 27.11.2021].

Veronica officinalis. Marhold, K. (2011+): Veronica. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/6b480b74-d132-445e-ae69-42850c384e14 [Accessed 13.02.2023].

Last update: 13.02.2023.

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