Veronica serpyllifolia

Victorian occurrences of Veronica serpyllifolia may include both native and naturalised elements. Plants in alpine and subalpine sites on the Bogong High Plains and Mt Buller (also Southern Tablelands of New South Wales) may be native. These resemble V. serpyllifolia subsp. humifusa (Dicks.) Syme in the spreading glandular hairs on the inflorescence axis, but differ from that subspecies (as it is recognized in Europe) in the more erect habit and in having mostly more than 18 flowers per raceme (c.f. 8–15 flowers for subsp. humifusa). Plants with shorter, antrorsely curved, non-glandular inflorescence hairs appear referable to the typical subspecies and are probably naturalised at both high and low elevations. Further work is required to determine the correct placement and origin of the two entities.