| Veronica derwentiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Veronica |
| Species: | V. derwentiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Veronica derwentiana Andrews[1] |
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Veronica derwentiana (Derwent Speedwell ) is a flowering plant species of the family Plantaginaceae, endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is sometimes included in the genus Parahebe or Derwentia.[1] It is a woody herb which grows to 140 cm high. Leaves are 5 to 20 cm long, with a cuneate, truncate or cordate base and toothed margins. The flowers are white, pale lilac or pale blue and appear in 5 to 20 cm long racemes of 40 to 100 flowers in summer.[2] The species occurs in a variety of habitats including eucalypt forest and alpine herbfields in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.[2] It is often seen on disturbed sites.[3]
The species was first formally described by H.C. Andrews in 1808 in The Botanist's Repository for New and Rare Plants . Subspecies include:[1]