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Scientific Name

Euphrasia phragmostoma

Family Name

SCROPHULARIACEAE

Common Name

Bufton's Eyebright

Status

Vulnerable

Height

0.6m (60cm)

Flowers

Up to about 15 densely arranged cream-white flowers per raceme.

Fruit

Woody capsule

Form

Semi-parasitic perennial herb; many branches, new growth ascending from previous year's procumbent growth

Municipalities

Tasman

Communities

Coastal Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Usually occurs on exposed high coastal cliffs or in low scrub in a few locations in the Tasman Peninsula.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

At present, successful propagation is not ensured and therefore the collecting from the wild is not recommended. It is imperative that seed and cutting trials of the rarer species be carried out by responsible authorities so that their requirements for successful cultivation can be ascertained. 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 fruits are a capsule that release the small whitish seed when ripe

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Plants are semi-parasitic and very difficult to grow from seed.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

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