Veronica alpina, the alpine speedwell or alpine veronica, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Veronica, native to Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroes, Svalbard, most of Europe, parts of Siberia, northern Pakistan, the western Himalayas, and Tibet.[2] It is the namesake of the Veronica alpina species complex, which also includes V. bellidioides, V. copelandii, V. cusickii, V. nipponica, V. nutans, V. stelleri and V. wormskjoldii.[3]
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| Veronica alpina |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
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Angiosperms |
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Eudicots |
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Asterids |
| Order: |
Lamiales |
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Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: |
Veronica |
| Species: |
V. alpina |
| Binomial name |
Veronica alpina
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| Synonyms[2] |
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- Cardia alpina (L.) Dulac
- Veronica alpina f. albiflora Rosenv.
- Veronica alpina var. australis Wahlenb.
- Veronica alpina subsp. australis (Wahlenb.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Veronica alpina subsp. lasiocarpa (Pennell) Elenevsky
- Veronica alpina subsp. minuscularia (Pau) Rivas Mart. & Molero Mesa
- Veronica carnea Vitman
- Veronica clarkeana Schult. & Schult.f.
- Veronica gebhardiana Vest ex Schult.
- Veronica grandifolia Vest ex Schult.
- Veronica imbricata Woerl.
- Veronica integrifolia Schrank
- Veronica lasiocarpa Pennell
- Veronica minuscularia Pau
- Veronica pumila All.
- Veronica pygmaea Schrank
- Veronica rotundifolia Schrank
- Veronicastrum alpinum (L.) Fourr.
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