Veronica pusanensis
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| Veronica pusanensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Veronica |
| Species: | V. pusanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Veronica pusanensis Y.N.Lee (2004) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pseudolysimachion pusanensis | |
Veronica pusanensis is a plant in the Plantaginaceae family,[1][2] which is endemic to South Korea.[1]
The plant was first described in 2004 as Veronica pusanensis by Y.N.Lee. In 2005 he reassigned it to the genus, Pseudolysimachion.[1][3] The species epithet, pusanensis, describes the plant as coming from Busan.
It is a perennial herb with opposite leaves. The leaves and stems have a covering of white fine hairs. The blue flowers bloom in July and August, in a racemose inflorescence. The flowers have one pistil and two stamens and the fruit is a capsule.[4]
