Veronica sect. Hebe
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"Shrubby Veronica" redirects here. For the band, see Shrubbies.
Veronica sect. Hebe is a group of plants within the genus Veronica, native to New Zealand, Rapa in French Polynesia, the Falkland Islands and South America. It was formerly treated as the separate genus Hebe (/ˈhiːbiː/[1]). It includes about 90 species. Almost all species occur in New Zealand, apart from Veronica rapensis (endemic to Rapa) and Veronica salicifolia, found in South America. It is named after the Greek goddess of youth, Hebe. Informally, species in the section may be called shrubby veronicas or hebes.
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Veronica sect. Hebe | |
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Veronica 'Waireka' | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Veronica |
Subgenus: | Veronica subg. Pseudoveronica |
Section: | Veronica sect. Hebe (Juss.) G.Don |
Species | |
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Hebes are widely grown as ornamental plants (see Cultivation below).