Veronica schmidtiana subsp. senanensis

Family	Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae)
Tribe	Veroniceae
Scientific name	Veronica schmidtiana Regel subsp. senanensis (Maximovicz) Yamazaki
Synonyms	Veronica bandaiana (Makino) Takeda; Veronica daisenensis Makino; Veronica senanensis Maximovicz; Veronica senanensis Maximovicz var. daisenensis (Makino) Hara; Veronica schmidtiana Regel subsp. bandaiana (Makino) Kitamura et Murata; Veronica schmidtiana Regel subsp. daisenensis (Makino) Kitamura et Murata; Veronica schmidtiana Regel subsp. senanensis (Maximovicz) Kitamura et Murata; Veronica schmidtiana Regel var. daisensis Yamazaki; Veronica schmidtiana Regel var. senanensis (Maximovicz) Ohwi; Pseudolysimachion schmidtianum (Regel) Yamazaki subsp. senanense (Maximovicz) Yamazaki; Pseudolysimachion schmidtianum (Regel) Yamazaki subsp. senanense (Maximovicz) Yamazaki forma daisenense Yamazaki; Pseudolysimachion schmidtianum (Regel) Yamazaki var. bandaianum (Makino) Yamazaki
Common name	(Japanese common name) miyama kuwagata (ミヤマクワガタ, 深山鍬形 [meaning: mountain veronica])
	(English common name) none
Distribution	(Japan) Honshu (mailnly in high mountains)
	(Other nations) none
Habitat	Alpine
Chromosomal number	2n=34 (2x)
Description	Plants electing 7-25cm tall. Leaves 1.5-4cm long. Flowers purple corollas 7-9mm, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants.
Reference	Pseudolysimachion schmidtianum subsp. senanense
	Veronica schmidtiana Regel
Note	Photos below are those of plants which were displayed as Daisen kuwagata (Pseudolysimachion schmidtianum).
	Some authors argue that Veronica schmidtiana subsp. senanensis found in Mt. Daisen should be identified as a special variation named Daisen kuwagata.

April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden	April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden	April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden

November 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden