Veronica alpina explained

Veronica alpina, the alpine speedwell or alpine veronica, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Veronica, native to Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroes, Svalbard, most of Europe, parts of Siberia, northern Pakistan, the western Himalayas, and Tibet.^[1] It is the namesake of the Veronica alpina species complex, which also includes V.bellidioides, V.copelandii, V.cusickii, V.nipponica, V.nutans, V.stelleri and V.wormskjoldii.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Veronica alpina L. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 28 December 2020 .
2. Comparative phylogeography of the Veronica alpina complex in Europe and North America . 2006 . Albach . Dirk C. . Schönswetter . Peter . Tribsch . Andreas . Molecular Ecology . 15 . 11 . 3269–3286 . 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02980.x . 16968270 . 2006MolEc..15.3269A . 19640405 .