Veronica salicifolia

Veronica salicifolia
Veronica salicifolia in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Veronica
Section: Veronica sect. Hebe
Species:
V. salicifolia
Binomial name
Veronica salicifolia
G.Forst.
Synonyms
  • Hebe fonkii (Phil.) Cockayne & Allan
  • Hebe salicifolia (G.Forst.) Pennell
  • Hebe salicifolia var. communis Cockayne & Allan
  • Panoxis salicifolia (G.Forst.) Raf.
  • Veronica fonkii Phil.
  • Veronica forsteri F.Muell, nom. superfl.
  • Veronica lindleyana Paxton
  • Veronica salicifolia var. communis Cockayne

Veronica salicifolia, synonym Hebe salicifolia, the koromiko, or willow-leaf hebe, is a flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, which is found throughout the South Island of New Zealand and in Chile. It is a large, evergreen shrub, reaching two metres (6 ft 7 in) in height, with light-green, spear-shaped leaves that are up to twelve centimetres (4.7 in) long, and white or pale lilac flowers.

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