Hebrew: ורוניקה קטנת-פרחים
| Scientific name: | Veronica panormitana Tineo | |
| Common name: | Palermo Speedwell | |
| Hebrew name: | ורוניקה קטנת-פרחים | |
| Plant Family: | Scrophulariaceae, לועניתיים |
Location, Mukhraka-Keren HaCarmel |
| Life form: | Annual | |
| Stems: | Erect, procumbent, or creeping; rounded stems | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, opposite | |
| Flowers: | White; hermaphrodite only; flowers are smaller than V. cymbalaria | |
| Fruits / pods: | Capsule bare; seed coat patterns, reticulate-corrugate | |
| Flowering Period: | January, February, March, April | |
| Habitat: | Mediterranean maquis and forest, Disturbed habitats | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Location, Mukhraka-Keren HaCarmel Derivation of the botanical name: Veronica, named for Saint Veronica, the woman who gave Jesus a cloth to wipe his face while on the way to Calvary, and so named because the markings on some species supposedly resemble those on her sacred handkerchief. panormitana (adj), panormi, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The Hebrew name: ורוניקה, Veronica , transliteration from the scientific name.
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