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Scientific Name
Euphrasia collina
Family Name
SCROPHULARIACEAE
Common Name
Hill Eyebright
Status
Rare
Height
0.8m (80cm)
Flowers
Flowering stems may have up to 46 white or white-with-pink flowers
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Semi-parasitic perennial herb
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Tasman
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic; restricted to the east coast.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Dry
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
The fruit is a capsule that releases the small whitish seed when ripe
Seed Treatment Method
Leaching
Seed Storage Life
Short
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Plants are semi-parasitic and very difficult to grow from seed. Leaching in running water for 24 hours or longer may be useful, or soaking in a gibberallic acid and water solution may enhance results and reduce germination time. Fresh seed is recommended.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
No
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
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