Veronica tetragona, synonym Hebe tetragona,[1][4] is a subalpine plant of the family Plantaginaceae, which is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Veronica tetragona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Veronica
Section: Veronica sect. Hebe
Species:
V. tetragona
Binomial name
Veronica tetragona
Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Hebe tetragona (Hook.) Andersen

Of subsp. similis:

  • Hebe astonii (Petrie) Cockayne & Allan
  • Hebe hectorii subsp. subsimilis (Colenso) Wagstaff & Wardle
  • Hebe subsimilis (Colenso) Ashwin, H.H.B.Allan
  • Hebe tetragona subsp. subsimilis (Colenso) Bayly & Kellow
  • Leonohebe subsimilis (Colenso) Heads
  • Leonohebe subsimilis var. astonii (Petrie) Heads
  • Veronica astonii Petrie
  • Veronica subsimilis Colenso

Of subsp. tetragona:

  • Leonohebe tetragona (Hook.f.) Heads

Veronica tetragona can grow up to 1 metre high and has very small, yellow-green leaves that completely surround the stem. White flowers are produced during summer. The plant gets its name from its distinctive four-sided branches.[5]

Two subspecies were accepted by Plants of the World Online, as of October 2022:[1]

  • Veronica tetragona subsp. subsimilis (Colenso) Garn.-Jones, syn. Veronica subsimilis – north island of New Zealand[2]
  • Veronica tetragona subsp. tetragona – throughout New Zealand[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Veronica tetragona Hook." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Veronica tetragona subsp. subsimilis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Veronica tetragona subsp. tetragona". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. ^ Veronica tetragona
  5. ^ "Hebe tetragona". Hebe Society. Retrieved 1 February 2012.