Veronica bellidioides, L.

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2. V. bellidioides L. , Sp. Pl. 11 (1753) .

Pubescent throughout; stems 5-20 cm, a sh o rt. basal part procumbent and rooting, densely leafy, the remainder erect, with 1-3 pairs of opposite leaves. Leaves 12-40 x 7-15 mm, oblong-obovate, crenateserrate or subentire, subsessile. Racemes capitate to corymbose in flower, usually elongating to 2-5 cm in fruit; pedicels 2-6 mm; bracts c. 4 mm. Calyx 4-5 mm; segments 4, oblanceolate. Corolla 9-10 mm in diameter, lilac to violet-blue. Capsule 6-8 x 4-5-6 mm, elliptical to ovate, pubescent; style c. 4 mm. Dry alpine pastures; somewhat calcifuge. • Pyrenees and mountains o f C. Europe and Balkan peninsula, southwards to Bulgaria. Au Bu Cz Ga Ge He Hs It Ju Po Rm Rs (W).