Veronica capitata Royle ex Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Veronica

Characteristics

Perennials. Rhizomes horizontal. Stems basally procumbent, apically erect, simple or branched from middle, 7-15 cm tall, basally glabrescent, middle and apically densely with multicellular glandular hairs. Leaves sessile, lower ones scalelike; leaf blade ovate-orbicular, 1-2 X 0.6-1.5 cm, with multicellular glandular hairs, base rounded obtuse, margin entire or obscurely dentate-incised, apex obtuse. Inflorescences terminal, racemose-capitate in flower, elongated to 5 cm in fruit, with multicellular glandular hairs except for corolla; bracts leaflike, elliptic. Pedicel short, elongated to 5 mm after flowering. Calyx 4-5 mm; lobes broadly linear to oblanceolate. Corolla ca. 8 mm; tube 1-1.5 mm, glabrous inside; lobes erect, ovate-orbicular, ovate, or narrowly oblong. Ovary apex sparsely hairy. Capsule slightly compressed; style to 7 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 0.07 - 0.15
Root system rhizome
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Environment

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Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Veronica capitata world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:811768-1
WFO ID wfo-0001139918
COL ID 5B6K9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Veronica capitata