Veronica aphylla, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1972, Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiacea to Myoporaceae, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 246

25. V. aphylla L. , Sp. Pl. 11 (1753) .

Pubescent throughout; stems 1-4 cm, procumbent. Leaves 10-15 x 5-10 mm, ellipticoblong to broadly obovate-spathulate, obscurely crenate, tapered to a short petiole, crowded near the stem-apex into a lax rosette. Racemes 1-2, short, corymbose, with 2-6 flowers, arising near the stem-apex and sometimes pseudoterminal; peduncle 3-6 cm, erect, leafless; pedicels up to 10 mm, usually exceeding the bracts. Calyx 3 mm; segments 4, oblong, obtuse, subequal. Corolla 6-8 mm in diameter, deep blue (rarely pink). Capsule 7 x 5 mm, obovate, usually emarginate, purplish, pubescent. 2n=18. Mountain rocks and stony alpine pastures. • C. & S. Europe, from the Jura and the Carpathians southwards to the Pyrenees, S. Italy and C. Greece. Al Au Cz Ga Ge G r He Hs It Ju Po Rm Rs (W).