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Waitakere Rock Koromiko

Veronica bishopiana

Waitakere Rock Koromiko
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0
Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
New Zealand (Waitakere Ranges)
Climate
subtropical

About

Veronica bishopiana, the Waitākere rock koromiko, is a flowering plant belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It is native to West Auckland in New Zealand, and was first described by Donald Petrie in 1926.

Where it grows

Veronica bishopiana is naturally distributed in the Waitakere Ecological District of the Waitākere Ranges of West Auckland. It typically occurs on stream sides, igneous rock outcrops and shaded cliff faces. Since 2007, specimens have also been found in the Tangihua Forest in Northland Region.

Other Veronica plants

Speedwell · Veronica pimeleoides · Veronica sect. Hebe · French Speedwell · Green field speedwell · Veronica Recurva · Alpine speedwell · American speedwell · Water speedwell · Leafless-stemmed speedwell · Veronica arcuata · Veronica arenaria

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Veronica bishopiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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