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Woodystem Speedwell (Veronica fruticans)

Description

A small, rather woody perennial, restricted to calcareous substrates and occurring on dry open slopes and rock ledges on crags, in sites which are usually S.-facing and inaccessible to grazing animals. Montane, from 540 m (Meal an Fhiodhain, Mid Perth) to 1100 m (Ben Lawers, Mid Perth).

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Lamiales

            • Family: Plantaginaceae

              • Genus: Veronica