Taxonomy: Fam. Plantaginaceae// Genus: Veronica// Species: Veronica hederifolia L. // Subspecies: Veronica hederifolia L. subsp. hederifolia. 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: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Europe to Mediterranean and Central Asia according to the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Usually found on disturbed ground- alongside roads and footpaths, cultivated land, near orchards and gardens, wastelands, in and near settlements.
Flowering period: Late winter – spring: FEB, MAR, APR, MAY.
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