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Scientific Name
Euphrasia sp.
Family Name
SCROPHULARIACEAE
Common Name
Masked cliff eyebright
Status
Endangered
Height
30cm
Flowers
At ends of branches, up to 15 flowers. Scented, with creamy white petals, sometimes with a pink-purple tinge, particularly on the back of the hood. The petals can have purple stripes extending from the flower throat.
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Upright to straggling, short-lived perennial herb with paired, opposite leaves. Lower leaves are hairless and upper leaves have hair.
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Habitat Notes
Restricted to coastal dolerite cliff faces in Tasman National Park on the Tasman Peninsula.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Most Euphrasia species are difficult to grow from seed, probably due to chemical inhibitors and/or immature embryos. Leaching in running water for 24 hours or more may be worthwhile, and soaking in a giberellic acid solution may also quicken germination. Euphrasia seed also has a requirement for light for germination; surface sow or cover lightly. Euphrasia are semi-parasitic, and although they can survive without their hosts, they do not thrive. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed production is prolific. Fresh seed is recommended, although seed may maintain its viability for several years.
Seed Treatment Method
Leaching
Seed Storage Life
several years
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
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
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