Veronica besseya
Plant species
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Veronica besseya, commonly known as Alpine coral drops[1] and Alpine kitten tails, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus Veronica in the family Plantaginaceae.[2]
| Veronica besseya | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Veronica |
| Species: | V. besseya |
| Binomial name | |
| Veronica besseya M.M.Mart.Ort. & Albach | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
Veronica besseya was first discovered for science by Charles Parry in 1861, in the headwaters of South Clear Creek, Colorado.[3]
Range
Endemic to Western North America, with populations found in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.[4]
Habitat and ecology
Veronica besseya is quite diminutive, growing 2–8 inches in height in the alpine tundra of the Rocky Mountains. Leaves and stem range from glabrous (lacking hairs) to densely pilose (with long hairs).[3]
