Veronica thymoidesP. H. Davis Kızıldağ Mavişi (in Turkish)

Veronica thymoidesP. H. Davis - Kızıldağ Mavişi (in Turkish)

Scientific Description:

Differs from Veronica cinerea Raf. mainly by essentially different indumentum: hairs simple, eglandular, curved, 0.1–0.3 × 0.02 mm, ± dense but not interwoven; stems more strongly decumbent to repent; leaves ± greyish; racemes 1−3, with or without glandular hairs.

 

subsp. pseudocinerea M. A. Fisch.

Hairs curved upwards.

 

Flowering time: May−July.

Habitat: Open coniferous forests, alpine cushion steppes, scree, 1200−3400 m.

 

Reference:

Fischer MA (1978). Veronica thymoides P. H. Davis, In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 6: 740.

Public Description:

Veronica thymoides subsp. pseudocinerea, is an andemic species to Türkiye and known as “kızıldağ mavişi” in Turkish. It is a perennial herb with dark blue to purplish-blue flowers, and grows up to 20 cm in length. It blooms between May and July and is found in open coniferous forests, alpine cushion steppes, and scree.

 

References:

Anonymous (2016). http://www.tubives.com/index.php?sayfa=1&tax_id=2176, Accessed date: 27.02.2016.

Güner E D (2012) Veronica L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 677–684.