Veronica thomsonii (Buchanan) Cheeseman
Family: Plantaginaceae
Description: Perennial, rigid (to loose) cushion with many erect branches and a woody base up to 7mm thick
Habitat: Alpine and high alpine herbfield, fellfield and cushion field; among rocks, in crevices, on rocky outcrops, dry stony soil, rock tors and exposed ridges, 1200–2086(–2440) m elevation
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |
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