Veronica nivea

Veronica nivea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota 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. Labiatoides
Species: Veronica nivea

Name

Veronica nivea Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 28(Misc.): 42 (1842).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Derwentia nivea (Lindl.) B.G.Briggs & Ehrend., Telopea 5: 260 (1992).
  • Parahebe nivea (Lindl.) Heads, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 115: 69 (1994)

Homonyms

• Veronica nivea Hook.f., in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 7: t. 640 (1844), nom. illeg. hom. vide Veronica hookeriana Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 3: 341. (1844)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1842. Miscellaneous Matter of the Botanical Register 1842. Edwards's Botanical Register 29: 1–86. [1] p. 42 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica nivea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Veronica nivea. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 10 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Veronica nivea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Milfoil Speedwell, Snow Speedwell