Veronica derwentiana subsp. maideniana (Gand.) B.G.Briggs APNI* Synonyms: Derwentia derwentiana subsp. maideniana (Gand.) B.G.Briggs & Ehrend. APNI* Veronica maideniana Gand. APNI* Parahebe derwentiana subsp. B sensu Jacobs & Pickard (1981) APNI*
Description: Base of style and summit of ovary pilose or rarely glabrous, capsule subacute or truncate or slightly emarginate; leaves paler on lower surface but not pruinose, teeth mostly uniform or alternating large and small. Leaves ovate to lanceolate, mostly 30–40 mm wide with length 1.6–3.5 times breadth, base cordate or sometimes truncate; pedicels mostly 2–4 mm long in fruit.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in montane and lower subalpine; rocky slopes, grassland, herbfield, eucalypt woodland; 750–1800 m alt.
NSW subdivisions: ST
Other Australian states: Vic.
Text by B. G. Briggs & R. O. Makinson Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992); name updated Oct 2011
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