Veronica epacridea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Veronica |
| Section: | Veronica sect. Hebe |
| Species: | V. epacridea
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| Binomial name | |
| Veronica epacridea Hook.f.[1]
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Veronica epacridea, synonym Hebe epacridea, is a plant of the family Plantaginaceae.[1] It is endemic to altitudes above 3,000 feet from the Marlborough Region to Otago region on the South Island of New Zealand. It is a low-growing, evergreen shrub, reaching 10 cm in height, with thick, closely placed, recurved green leaves that are 5–7 mm long. Flowers are white.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Veronica epacridea Hook.f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- GBIF entry
- Hebe Society entry
- Tuatara, vol. 12, issue 1, March 1964.
- Steven J. Wagstaff, Michael J. Bayly, Philip J. Garnock-Jones and Dirk C. Albach, "Classification, Origin, and Diversification of the New Zealand Hebes (Scrophulariaceae)", Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Vol. 89, No. 1 (Winter, 2002), pp. 38–63.
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