Plantaginaceae FAMILY

Veronica longifolia

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Veronica longifolia is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a long, creeping rootstock. It forms a cluster of one to several robust, erect, usually unbranched stems 40 - 120cm tall, occasionally to 150cm[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown as an ornamental in gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - Norway to France, east through northern Asia to the Russian Far East and through Bulgaria to Turkey

HabitatSteppes, grassy mountain slopes, meadows at forest edges and birch forests; at elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Forest and inundated meadows.; steppe-forming areas, among bushy thickets[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].