Pixel Wild
New Zealand hebe
New Zealand hebe
Veronica speciosa
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Coastal shrubland
Range
New Zealand
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

This evergreen shrub grows in the coastal scrublands of New Zealand. Its thick leaves store enough moisture to survive salt spray and intense ocean winds.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Veronica
Species
Veronica speciosa