Communities

Scientific Name

Euphrasia scabra

Family Name

SCROPHULARIACEAE

Common Name

Yellow Eyebright

Status

Endangered

Height

0.5m (50cm)

Flowers

Up to 50 densely arranged yellow flowers per raceme; sometimes with 3 red-brown striations

Fruit

Woody capsule

Form

Annual herb; stem erect, branches ascending

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Hobart; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Dry hillsides

Habitat Notes

Widespread and occasionally frequent near coasts and on dry hillsides; from sea-level to about 1500 m alt.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Dry; Exposed

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Loam; 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