''Veronica bullii'' is a species of flowering plant in the
plantain family
Plantaginaceae, the plantain family, is a large, diverse family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales that includes common flowers such as snapdragon and foxglove. It is unrelated to the banana-like fruit also called "plantain." In older cl ...
known by the common names kittentails and Bull's coraldrops. It is native to the
Upper Midwest of the United States, including the states of
Ohio,
Indiana,
Illinois,
Wisconsin,
Iowa, and
Minnesota.
Description
''Veronica bullii'' forms a low-lying rosette of basal leaves that large, covered with pubescent hairs, and many
veined. The yellowish flowers are arranged into a dense cylindrical spike. The stem leaves are greatly reduced, arranged alternately, and also partly clasp around the stems. The flowers are sessile and the lower lip of each flower corolla has three lobes. Two long
stamen
The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10
Morphology and terminology
A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filame ...
s protrude past the
corolla
Corolla may refer to:
*Corolla (botany), the petals of a flower, considered as a unit
*Toyota Corolla, an automobile model name
* Corolla (headgear), an ancient headdress in the form of a circlet or crown
* ''Corolla'' (gastropod), a genus of moll ...
lobes. Flowering occurs in April through June and the flowering stems remain after flowering until the end of summer.
[''Besseya bullii''.]
Center for Plant Conservation.
Habitat
''Veronica bullii'' is limited to specific habitats, preferring gravelly soils in prairies, grasslands, savannas, and woodlands.
Distribution
''Veronica bullii'' is endemic to the Midwestern region of the USA where it is rare or endangered over its entire range and likely extinct in Ohio.[''Besseya bullii''.]
The Nature Conservancy.
References
External links
USDA Plants Profile
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