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Latest revision as of 14:07, 24 September 2019
Kingdom: Plantae
(Unranked): Angiosperms
(Unranked): Eudicots
(Unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Hebe
Species: H. rigidula
Variety: Hebe rigidula var.rigidula
Synonyms: Veronica rigidula var.rigidula
Binomial name: Hebe rigidula var.rigidula
Hebe rigidula comprises of two varietes. Hebe rigidula var.rigidula the typical form and Hebe rigidula var.sulcata from duriville island on the nearby mainland.
Hebe rigidula var.rigidula is a rare hebe found in rocky places in the mountains and valleys between Nelson and Blenheim in the north of the South Island of New Zealand.
It forms an erect, low-growing, bushy, evergreen shrub about 60 cm high. The leaves are spear-shaped, dark green with a rather dull sheen above, grey-green beneath and 1.6–2 cm long. The flowers form near the branch tips in summer and are white and are closely placed.
Otari Native Botanic Garden and Wilton's Bush Reserve. Wellington.
