Veronica alpina
Appearance


Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Lamiales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Veroniceae
Genus: Veronica
Subgenus: Veronica subg. Veronica
Species: Veronica alpina
Name
[edit]Veronica alpina L., Sp. Pl.: 11 (1753).
Synonyms
[edit]- Homotypic
- Heterotypic
- Veronica alpina f. albiflora Rosenv., Meddel. Grønland 3: 285 (1891).
- Veronica alpina var. australis Wahlenb., Fl. Carpat. Princ.: 5 (1814).
- Veronica alpina subsp. australis (Wahlenb.) Á.Löve & D.Löve, Acta Horti Gothob. 20(4): 148 (1956).
- Veronica alpina var. crenata Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 1: 369 (1831).
- Veronica alpina var. heterophylla Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 1: 369 (1831).
- Veronica alpina var. integerrima Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 46 (1909).
- Veronica alpina f. integrifolia (Schrank) Bolzon, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 21: 198 (1914).
- Veronica alpina var. lapponica Wahlenb., Fl. Carpat. Princ.: 5 (1814).
- Veronica alpina var. lasiocarpa Hartm., Handb. Skand. Fl., ed. 2: 4 (1832), nom. superfl.
- Veronica alpina subsp. lasiocarpa (Pennell) Elenevsky, Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. 82(1): 156 (1977).
- Veronica alpina subsp. minuscularia (Pau) Rivas Mart. & Molero Mesa, Itinera Geobot. 15: 709 (2002).
- Veronica alpina subsp. pumila (All.) Dostál, Kvĕtena ČSR, ed. 2: 1303 (1950).
- Veronica alpina var. pusilla Hartm., Handb. Skand. Fl.: 8 (1820), nom. superfl.
- Veronica alpina var. pusilla Hartm., Handb. Skand. Fl.: 8 (1820).
- Veronica carnea Vitman, Summa Pl. 1: 34 (1789).
- Veronica clarkeana Schult. & Schult.f., Mant. 3(Add. 2): 193 (1827).
- Veronica gebhardiana Vest ex Schult., Mant. 1: 104 (1822).
- Veronica grandifolia Vest ex Schult., Mant. 1: 103 (1822).
- Veronica imbricata Woerl., Ber. Bot. Vereines Landshut 8: 199 (1882).
- Veronica integrifolia Schrank, Prim. Fl. Salisb.: 20 (1792).
- Veronica lasiocarpa Pennell, Monogr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 5: 75 (1943).
- Veronica minuscularia Pau, Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 8: 125 (1909).
- Veronica pumila All., Fl. Pedem. 1: 75 (1785).
- Veronica pygmaea Schrank, Prim. Fl. Salisb.: 20 (1792).
- Veronica rotundifolia Schrank, Prim. Fl. Salisb.: 21 (1792).
- Veronica serpyllifolia var. integerrima Beck, Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 2: 137 (1887).
Homonyms
[edit]- Veronica alpina Georgi, Bemerk. Reise Russ. Reich 2: 195 (1775), nom. illeg. = Veronica ciliata subsp. ciliata
Distribution
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 11. Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. 1972. Veronica. Pp. 242–251 in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. xxix + 370 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK), ISBN 0-521-08489-X. Internet Archive, Lending Library
Reference page. - Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatroú, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013. Vascular Plants of Greece: An Annotated Checklist. Englera 31: 1–368. JSTOR PDF Reference page.
- Albach, D.C. 2019. Veronica. Pp. 305–321 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 17: Magnoliophyta: Tetrachondraceae to Orobanchaceae. xxiv + 737 pp. Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-086851-2. FNA Website Reference page.
- Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur (Ubstadt-Weiher). ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica alpina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug 22. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2025. Veronica alpina. Published online. Accessed: 22 Aug 2025. Reference page.
- Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica alpina. Accessed: Aug 22 2025.Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]- Deutsch: Alpen-Ehrenpreis
- English: Alpine Speedwell
- suomi: Tunturitädyke
- français: Véronique des Alpes
- hornjoserbsce: Alpski rozraz
- íslenska: Fjalladepla
- ქართული: ალპური ვერონიკა
- norsk nynorsk: Fjellveronika
- polski: Przetacznik alpejski
- svenska: Fjällveronika