What family does Veronica tetragona Hook. belong to?

Veronica tetragona Hook. (Veronica tetragona Hook.) belongs to the family Plantaginaceae, order Lamiales, in the kingdom Plantae. You can identify it offline using the iNature app.

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Veronica tetragona Hook. is a plant in the Plantaginaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Plantae

Veronica tetragona Hook.

Veronica tetragona is an endemic New Zealand subalpine shrub with two accepted subspecies.

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Family

Plantaginaceae

Genus

Veronica

Order

Lamiales

Class

Magnoliopsida

⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Veronica tetragona Hook.

Taxonomic Naming

Veronica tetragona Hook., synonym Hebe tetragona, is a subalpine plant in the family Plantaginaceae that is endemic to New Zealand.

Size

It can grow up to 1 metre high, with very small yellow-green leaves that completely surround the stem.

Flowering

It produces white flowers during the summer.

Etymology

This species gets its name from its distinctive four-sided branches.

Accepted Subspecies

As of October 2022, Plants of the World Online accepts two subspecies: Veronica tetragona subsp. subsimilis (Colenso) Garn.-Jones, with the synonym Veronica subsimilis, which occurs on the North Island of New Zealand, and Veronica tetragona subsp. tetragona, which grows throughout New Zealand.

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