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Scientific Name

Euphrasia fragosa

Family Name

SCROPHULARIACEAE

Common Name

Eyebright

Status

Endangered

Height

25-30cm

Flowers

Flowers terminal on branches, up to 10 pairs. Flowers have mauve petals, fading to white in the throat, with marked deep purple lines and a yellow spot below the anthers.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Short-lived perennial herb with up to 10 slender branches.

Municipalities

Huon Valley; Kingborough

Communities

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic, occurs in heathy, grassy or sedgy open woodland or on forest edges in the Southport area and on South Bruny Island.

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. 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

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