Veronica × franciscana

Veronica franciscana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Veroniceae
Genus: Veronica
Subgenus: Veronica subg. Pseudoveronica
Sectione: Veronica sect. Hebe
Nothospecies: Veronica × franciscana

Name

Veronica × franciscana Eastw., Leafl. W. Bot. 3: 221, adnote (1943)

• Formula hybridae: Veronica elliptica G.Forst × Veronica speciosa R.Cunn.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hebe × franciscana (Eastw.) Souster, Journ. Roy. Hort. Soc., Lond. lxxxi. 498, in adnot. 1956.
  • Veronica × franciscana J.T.Howell, P.H.Raven & P.Rubtzov, Wasmann J. Biol. xvi. (Fl. San Francisco, Calif.) 127. 1958, nom. illeg. non Eastw. (1943).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North Introduced into: Falkland Is., Great Britain, Ireland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Eastwood, A. 1943. Leaflets of Western Botany 3: 221, in adnot.

Additional references

• Garnock-Jones, P.J. 2008. Botanical names for hybrids in Veronica sect. Hebe (Plantaginaceae) from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 46(4): 523–529. DOI: 10.1080/00288250809509782 . Reference page. : 46: 523–529.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica × franciscana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 August 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Veronica × franciscana. Published online. Accessed: August 22 2025. Reference page.

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