Biology:Veronica besseya
| Veronica besseya | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Veronica |
| Species: | V. besseya
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| Binomial name | |
| Veronica besseya M.M.Mart.Ort. & Albach
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Veronica besseya, commonly known as Alpine coral drops[1] and Alpine kitten tails, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus Veronica in the family Plantaginaceae.[2]
Description
Veronica besseya was first discovered for science by Charles Parry in 1861, in the headwaters of South Clear Creek, Colorado.[3]
Range
Endemic to Western North America, with populations found in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.[4]
Habitat and ecology
Veronica besseya is quite diminutive, growing 2-8 inches in height in the alpine tundra of the Rocky Mountains. Leaves and stem range from glabrous (lacking hairs) to densely pilose (with long hairs).[3]
Taxonomy
After its discovery, Veronica besseya was first named Synthyris alpina by Asa Gray. In 1903, it was renamed Besseya alpina by Axel Rydberg.[5] However, it was proposed in 2004 that all Besseya species actually belong in the genus Veronica, the speedwells.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
- ↑ "Veronica besseya (Alpine Besseya)" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/710209-Veronica-besseya.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Southwest Colorado Wildflowers, Veronica besseya". https://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/Blue%20Purple%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/veronica%20besseya.htm.
- ↑ "2013 BONAP North American Plant Atlas. TaxonMaps". http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Besseya.
- ↑ Rydberg, P. A. “Some Generic Segregations.” Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, vol. 30, no. 5, 1903, pp. 271–81. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/2478553. Accessed 24 May 2022.
- ↑ Albach, Dirk C., et al. “A New Classification of the Tribe Veroniceae: Problems and a Possible Solution.” Taxon, vol. 53, no. 2, 2004, pp. 429–52. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/4135620. Accessed 23 May 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q17744981 entry
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