Veronica austriaca, the broadleaf speedwell,[1] large speedwell,[2] Austrian speedwell, or saw-leaved speedwell, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae, native to northern temperate Europe. Growing to 90 cm (35 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) broad, it is a mound-forming herbaceous perennial, with deeply toothed leaves and erect spikes of bright blue flowers throughout summer.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Veronica |
| Species: | V. austriaca
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The specific epithet austriaca refers to Austria within its native range.[4]
Several cultivars are available, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-[5]
References
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- ^ NRCS. "Veronica austriaca". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ RHS encyclopedia of plants & flowers. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2010. p. 744. ISBN 978-1405354233.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 106. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Veronica austriaca subsp. teucrium 'Crater Lake Blue'". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Missouri Botanical Garden - Veronica austriaca subsp. teucrium 'Crater Lake Blue'". Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Veronica austriaca subsp. teucrium 'Royal Blue'". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.