Veronica brachysiphon
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| Veronica brachysiphon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Veronica |
| Section: | Veronica sect. Hebe |
| Species: | V. brachysiphon |
| Binomial name | |
| Veronica brachysiphon (Summerh.) Bean | |
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Veronica brachysiphon (formerly known as Hebe brachysiphon), is a species of shrubby plant in the family Plantaginaceae, endemic to New Zealand.
The name brachysiphon refers to its short flower tubes (brachy is of Greek origin which means 'short', siphon means a 'straw' or 'tube'), which distinguish it from V. traversii.[2]
Distribution
V. brachysiphon is found only in New Zealand, imostly in subalpine areas of Marlborough and Canterbury from the main divide to the eastern foothills. Its northern limit is the Red Hills Range near Nelson, and its southern is near Mount Hutt. It prefers shrubland but can be found in beech forest near the treeline.[2][3]
