Pollinator plant

Hooker's hebe

Hebe brachysiphon

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Common names

2 names · 2 languages
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  • Struikveronica
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Veronica brachysiphon — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Hooker's hebe — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 738668; Veronica brachysiphon.
[2] Hebe brachysiphon — GBIF vernacular names (United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)) ↗

GBIF aggregation of United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI). The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Hooker's Hebe — results[1] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/7539299/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 7539299; sourceTaxonKey 180122743; Hebe brachysiphon.
[3] Veronica brachysiphon — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Hooker's hebe — results[5].names[1]; taxon id 738668; Veronica brachysiphon.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life treats Hebe brachysiphon as a synonym of Veronica brachysiphon.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family
Plantaginaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [2]
Native range
New Zealand.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Hooker's hebe (Hebe brachysiphon) is a shrub. It flowers in June.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

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  1. Catalogue of Life Hebe brachysiphon — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2215089; ID 6LFBS; rank species; status synonym

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Veronica brachysiphon — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1459243; ID 5B6HT; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1459243; ID 5B6HT; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Veronica brachysiphon — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 182568, 182569; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 905185, 905186

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.