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Veronica odora
Also called Mountain Box
Veronica odora, known as the boxwood hebe, mountain-box, Hebe odora or Hebe buxifolia, is a plant in the family Plantaginaceae, and it is native to New Zealand. Veronica odora was discovered on the Auckland Islands by J.D Hooker in 1840. A certain amount of confusion later arose following its collection on mainland New Zealand by Ernst Dieffenbach and its naming as Veronica buxifolia by George Bentham. Even overseas, Veronica odora is still not infrequently known as Veronica buxifolia.
As a native plant of New Zealand, Veronica odora is widely distributed. It inhabits the North Island, South Island, Stewart Island and Auckland Island. It is common in the subalpine to low mountain areas to the south of Hikurangi Mountain, and in the humid environment with an altitude of 600 to 1400 meters, but poorly represented in the forests. It usually exists in subalpine shrubs and mixed snow grass, and sometimes extends to snow grass grassland. At the same time, it can be seen in areas such as riverbanks, cliffs and ridges. Veronica odora is also found in urban environments and some people plant it in their own gardens, because it is cold-resistant and easy to grow.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Veronica odora 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.
