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''Veronica derwentiana'' (Derwent speedwell ) is a flowering plant species of the family Plantaginaceae, endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is sometimes included in the genus ''Parahebe'' or ''Derwentia''. It is a woody herb which grows to 140 cm high. Leaves are 5 to 20 cm long, with a cuneate, truncate or cordate base and toothed margins. The flowers are white, pale lilac or pale blue and appear in 5 to 20 cm long racemes of 40 to 100 flowers in summer. The species occurs in a variety of habitats including eucalypt forest and alpine herbfields in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.〔 It is often seen on disturbed sites. ==Taxonomy== The species was first formally described by H.C. Andrews in 1808 in ''The Botanist's Repository for New and Rare Plants'' . Subspecies include:〔 *''V.'' ''derwentiana'' Andrews subsp. ''derwentiana'' *''V.'' ''derwentiana'' subsp. ''homalodonta'' (B.G.Briggs & Ehrend.) B.G.Briggs *''V.'' ''derwentiana'' subsp. ''maideniana'' (Gand.) B.G.Briggs *''V.'' ''derwentiana'' subsp. ''subglauca'' (B.G.Briggs & Ehrend.) B.G.Briggs 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Veronica derwentiana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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