Veronica aphylla, common name leafless stemmed speedwell, is a flowering plant belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.
Description Veronica aphylla can reach a height of . It is a perennial herbaceous plant with a single, erect, cylindrical, hairy, greenish, flowering stem. It forms a basal rosette of green, elliptical or oval, pubescent leaves, wide and long. Flowers have four blue light petals with darker nerves and two long stamens. They bloom from July to August.
Distribution This species is native to the mountains of Central and Southern Europe (Alps, Jura, Carpathians, Iberian Peninsula and the Balkans).
Habitat Veronica aphylla prefers alpine pastures, stony slopes and rocky areas, at elevation of above sea level.
References Biolib Acta Plantarum Luirig.altervista