Plantaginaceae
Veronica

Veronica persica Poir.

First published in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 8: 542 (1808)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caucasus to N. Iran. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Descriptions

Scrophulariaceae, S.A. Ghazanfar, F.N. Hepper & D. Philcox. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2008

Type
Type: Persia, cult. in Paris (P-Lam., holo.)
Morphology General Habit
Annual herb.
Morphology Stem
Stems 10–60 cm long, trailing, rooting at some nodes and internodes, pubescent
Morphology Leaves
Leaves ovate, the lower often wider than long, 5–25 mm long, 3–18 mm wide, upper leaves smaller and narrower, base rounded to cuneate into a short petiole, apex obtuse, margins shallowly crenate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence of terminal racemes, lax, flowers few to numerous, appearing solitary in upper axils of foliose bracts; pedicels slender, 15–20 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx segments ovate-lanceolate,  6–7 mm long, not or only slightly overlapping near the base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla deep blue, 9–15 mm in diameter, soon falling.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style 2–3 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule obcordate, 4–5 mm long, 7–10 mm wide, the lobes wide and diverging at an angle of about 120°.
Ecology
A weed of cultivation; ± 2000 m
Conservation
Even though known only from the above collection in Flora area, the species is weedy and widespread; here assessed as of Least Concern (LC)
Distribution
Range: A European weed now introduced worldwide Flora districts: K3
[FTEA]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Adventicia en Colombia; Alt. 2000 - 2700 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 2000–2700 m a.s.l. Naturalised in Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Nariño, Putumayo, Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Herb.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, wetlands (inland), artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
azulita, golondrina, riñón morado, santamaría, violetilla
[UNAL]

Uses

Use
None recorded on specimens from our area.
[FTEA]

Use Food
Used for food.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0