Family Index

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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

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