![2 flowering plants of Veronica genus: Koromiko & Bentham’s hebe](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/003/597/full/TREES_ART_01_The_uniqueness_of_New_Zealand_plants_VeronicasComparison.jpeg?1674171294)
The Veronica genus (formerly known as Hebe) is a large group of New Zealand plants demonstrating wide variation. They hybridise (cross-pollinate) very easily and are adapted to very different environments. Two very different varieties are shown in this image – koromiko (Veronica salicifolia) on the left and Bentham’s hebe (Veronica benthamii) on the right.