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Veronica pimeleoides

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Veronica pimeleoides
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H. pimeleoides
Binomial name
Hebe pimeleoides
(Hook. f.) Cockayne & Allan

Hebe pimeleoides is a plant of the family Plantaginaceae, which is endemic to the dry mountains of Marlborough and Canterbury, in South Island of New Zealand. It is low-growing, evergreen shrub, reaching 60 cm in height, with gray-green, spear-shaped leaves that are 7-10 mm long. Flowers are pale lilac.

Synonyms

  • Hebe glaucicaerulea (J. B. Armstr.) Cockayne
  • Veronica glaucicaerulea J. B. Armstr.
  • Veronica pimeleoides Hook. f. (basionym)

References

  • GBIF entry
  • Hebe Society entry
  • USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) entry
  • Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 57:38. 1926.
  • Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961–. Flora of New Zealand.
  • Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
  • Kellow, A. V. et al. 2003. "Variation in morphology and flavonoid chemistry in Hebe pimeleoides (Scrophulariaceae), including a revised subspecific classification", New Zealand J. Bot. 41:233–253.
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.