Veronica dillenii Crantz

Taxonomy: Fam. Plantaginaceae// Genus: Veronica// Species: Veronica dillenii Crantz. The classification is given according to the Euro+Med Planbase (Marhold, 2011+).

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972).

Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Central Asia and Caucasus according to the Plants of the World Online portal.

Habitat:  Found in dry open habitats – grassland, sparse bushland, rocky terrains.

Flowering period:  Spring.

Veronica dillenii – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica dillenii – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica dillenii – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica dillenii –. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica dillenii – habit. Specimen from the Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica dillenii – habit. Specimen from the Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Veronica dillenii – inflorescence. Specimen from the Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Marhold, K. (2011+): Veronica. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Veronica%20dillenii&PTRefFk=7200000 [27.04.2021].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Veronica arvensis L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:811928-1 [Accessed 27.04.2021].

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