Veronica montana
Tracheophyta
›Magnoliopsida›Scrophulariaceae›Veronica›Veronica montana
Ecology
A perennial herb of damp basic to mildly acidic soils in long-established, mixed deciduous woodland, scrub and shaded hedge banks. It is found on loamy and sandy soils and on heavy clay. Generally lowland, but reaching 435 m at Pont y Daf (Brecs.).
Status
Native
Trends
The distribution of V. montana is little changed since the 1962 Atlas, although it is now better recorded in W. Scotland.
World Distribution
European Temperate element.
© C. Gibson
Wrabness
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Wrabness
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Broad Habitats
Broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland
Light (Ellenberg): 4
Moisture (Ellenberg): 6
Reaction (Ellenberg): 6
Nitrogen (Ellenberg): 6
Salt Tolerance (Ellenberg): 0
January Mean Temperature (Celsius): 3.6
July Mean Temperature (Celsius): 14.9
Annual Precipitation (mm): 1029
Height (cm): 15
Perennation - primary
Perennial
Life Form - primary
Chamaephyte
Woodiness
Herbaceous
Clonality - primary
Extensively creeping and rooting at nodes
Count of 10km squares in Great Britain: 1808
Count of 10km squares in Ireland: 506
Count of 10km squares in the Channel Isles: 0
Atlas Change Index: 0.48
Weighted Changed Factor: 5
Weighted Change Factor Confidence (90%)
19
JNCC Designations
NBNSYS0000004103