Veronica grisebachii explained

Veronica grisebachii is a small flower in the family Plantaginaceae native from Bulgaria to Turkey.

Description

A small, annual, blue-flowered speedwell, growing upright to 15(20) cm, often very branched, covered with stiff, moderately-sized hairs. It has deeply-divided stem leaves (3–5 parted), but with the lowest only poorly divided or not at all; its blue flowers are 8–12 mm across with darker blue veins, however the flowers are occasionally white with blue veins, and at the centre the style is moderately long (2–4 mm), eventually fruiting with narrowly triangular capsules (3.5–4.5 mm long).[1]

Photographic examples can be seen on iNaturalist.

Distribution and habitat

Its native range is Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey.

In Turkey its habitat is open macchie, Pinus forests, steppe, scree, fields, 700–1600 m.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, vol. 6, p.715 . Davis.