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Euphrasia collina

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Euphrasia collina is a perennial herb or subshrub in the genus Euphrasia.[2] Plants grow to between 5 and 60 cm high and have leaves with 1 to 6 teeth per side. The flowers may be white, blue, pink or purple, sometimes blotched with yellow on the lower petal.[2]

It occurs in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales in a wide variety of habitats including woodland, heath and grasslands, from coastal to alpine areas.

Taxonomy

The species was first formerly described by botanist Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae in 1810.[1] There are a number of subspecies currently recognised:[1]

  • Euphrasia collina R.Br. subsp. collina
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. diemenica (Spreng.) W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. diversicolor W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. glacialis (Wettst.) W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. gunnii (Du Rietz) W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. lapidosa W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. muelleri (Wettst.) W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. nandewarensis W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. osbornii W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. paludosa (R.Br.) W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. speciosa (R.Br.) W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. tetragona (R.Br.) W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. trichocalycina (Gand.) W.R.Barker

References

  1. ^ a b c "Euphrasia collina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Euphrasia collina". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
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Euphrasia collina: Brief Summary

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Euphrasia collina is a perennial herb or subshrub in the genus Euphrasia. Plants grow to between 5 and 60 cm high and have leaves with 1 to 6 teeth per side. The flowers may be white, blue, pink or purple, sometimes blotched with yellow on the lower petal.

It occurs in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales in a wide variety of habitats including woodland, heath and grasslands, from coastal to alpine areas.

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