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Scientific Name

Euphrasia amphisysepala

Family Name

SCROPHULARIACEAE

Common Name

Forestier Eyebright

Status

Rare

Height

25cm

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

Short-lived perennial herb

Municipalities

Tasman

Communities

Habitat Notes

Restricted to coastal dolerite cliff faces on the Tasman Peninsula, in the Tasman National Park.

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

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed production is prolific. Seeds are small and whitish, and disperse when ripe. Fresh seed is recommended, although seed may maintain its viability for several years.

Seed Treatment Method

Leaching

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