The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network

Species

Veronica stenophylla var. hesperia

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'.
stenophylla: From the Greek steno 'narrow' and phyllum 'leaf'', referring to the narrow leaves

Common Name(s)

Hebe

Current Conservation Status

2012 - At Risk - Naturally Uncommon

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 - At Risk - Naturally Uncommon
2004 - Range Restricted

Qualifiers

2012 - RR, Sp

Authority

Veronica stenophylla var. hesperia (Bayly & Garn.-Jones) Garn.-Jones

Family

Plantaginaceae

Brief Description

Bushy shrub bearing pairs of very narrow leaves that have small pits near margin

Margin:
The edge or border of a leaf

Flora Category

Vascular - Native

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

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs

Synonyms

Hebe stenophylla var. hesperia Bayly et Garn.-Jones

Flower Colours

White

Chromosome No.

2n = 40

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 22 Feb 2016