The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network

Species

Veronica ciliolata subsp. ciliolata

Etymology

Veronica: Named after Saint Veronica, who gave Jesus her veil to wipe his brow as he carried the cross through Jerusalem, perhaps because the common name of this plant is 'speedwell'. The name Veronica is often believed to derive from the Latin vera 'truth' and iconica 'image', but it is actually derived from the Macedonian name Berenice which means 'bearer of victory'.
ciliolata: with little cilia

Cilia:
Short small hair-like structures on a cell or microorganism

Current Conservation Status

2012 - Not Threatened

Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant

Vascular plant:
A plant that possesses specialised conducting tissue (xylem and phloem). This includes flowering plants, conifers and ferns but excludes mosses, algae, lichens and liverworts.

taxa

Taxa:
Taxonomic groups. Used to refer to a group at any level e.g., genus, species or subspecies.

at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2012 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2009 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, Paul D. Champion, Shannel P. Courtney, Peter B. Heenan, John W. Barkla, Ewen K. Cameron, David A. Norton and Rodney A. Hitchmough. File size: 792KB

Previous Conservation Status

2009 - Not Threatened
2004 - Not Threatened

Authority

Veronica ciliolata (Hook.f.) Cheeseman subsp. ciliolata

Family

Plantaginaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Native

Native:
Naturally occurring in New Zealand (i.e., not introduced accidentally or deliberately by humans).

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Synonyms

Pygmaea ciliolata Hook.f., Pygmaea ciliolata Hook.f. var. ciliolata, Pygmaea ciliolata var. pumila Ashwin; Veronica ciliolata (Hook.f.) Garn.-Jones var. ciliolata; Veronica ciliolata var. pumila (Ashwin) Garn.-Jones Chionohebe ciliolata (Hook.f.) B.G.Briggs et Ehrend. subsp. ciliolata

Flower Colours

White

Threats

Not Threatened

Chromosome No.

2n = 42

Endemic

Endemic:
Unique or confined to a place or region, found naturally nowhere else.

Taxon

Taxon:
A taxonomic group. Used to refer to a group at any level e.g., genus, species or subspecies.

Yes

Endemic

Endemic:
Unique or confined to a place or region, found naturally nowhere else.

Genus

Genus:
A taxonomic rank of closely related forms that is further subdivided in to species (plural = genera). In a scientific name (e.g., Sicyos australis), the first word is the genus, the second the species.

No

Endemic

Endemic:
Unique or confined to a place or region, found naturally nowhere else.

Family

No

This page last updated on 16 Feb 2016