Veronicastrum sibiricum

Sibirian veronicastrum
Inflorescence
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Veronicastrum
Species:	V. sibiricum
Binomial name
Veronicastrum sibiricum (L.) Pennell, 1935

Veronicastrum sibiricum, the Sibirian veronicastrum, is a plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae.

Description

Veronicastrum sibiricum is a herbaceous plant with whorled, simple leaves, on weakly upright stems. The flowers are pale purple, borne in summer.

Veronicastroside, a flavone, can be found in Veronicastrum sibiricum var. japonicum.[1]

References

1. Die Flavonglykoside von Veronicastrum sibiricum Pennell var. japonicum Hara und Synthese des Luteolin-7-neohesperidosids (Veronicastrosid). Hiroyuki Inouye, Yasuhiko Aoki, Hildebert Wagner, Ludwig Hörhammer, Gerold Aurnhammer and Wolfgang Budweg, Chemische Berichte, September 1969, Volume 102, Issue 9, pages 3009–3013, doi:10.1002/cber.19691020917 (article in German)