Pan India Bouquets

Veronica lanosa Royle ex Benth.

Family : Scrophulariaceae
(Figwort Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Plantaginaceae
Synonym(s) : Veronica rupestris Aitch. & Hemsl.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Veronica lanosa Royle ex Benth.
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Himalayas; 1200 - 2600 m. altitude
Key identification features : Erect, pubescent herb with a somewhat rhizomatous base and sessile, paired, lanceolate, toothed, pubescent, leaves narrowed to a bluntly pointed apex. Flowers (bright-blue) in a terminal spike-like cluster. Capsule 7-8 mm long, distally hairy.
Flower, Fruit : July-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East Afghanistan to South Xinjiang and West Himalaya
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 190
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Veronica lanosa. Downloaded on 9 December 2022.