Syrian Speedwell / زهرة الحواشي السورية /

حويرة الدجاج / زهرة الحوش / زهرة الحَبق / فيرونِكَة سورية /

Veronica syriaca Roem. & Schult.

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Edibility and usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
January to April
Seed collection period
May to June

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Purple
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Veronica L.
Family
Plantaginaceae
Wikidata item
Q6570328
GBIF Item
Veronica syriaca Roem. & Schult. (7331684)

References

  1. Machaka Houri, N., Houri, A.(2014). Wild Flowers of Lebanon with Special Focus on Key Biodiversity Areas.Beirut:Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
  2. Veronica syriaca Roem. & Schult. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-22.(English)
  3. Mashjar Juthour.(2017). Palestinian Wildflower Pocket Guide(English and Arabic)
  4. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.

Citation

Veronica syriaca Roem. & Schult. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/715 accessed via barari.org on 6/9/2025.

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