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Euphrasia collina

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Euphrasia collina
Euphrasia collina subsp. collina in Bunyip State Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Euphrasia
Species:
E. collina
Binomial name
Euphrasia collina
Synonyms
  • Euphrasia alpina var. angustifolia Benth.
  • Euphrasia brownii var. collina (R.Br.) Maiden & Betche
  • Euphrasia tasmanica Gand.

Euphrasia collina is a perennial herb or subshrub in the genus Euphrasia.[2] Plants grow to between 5 and 60 cm high and have leaves with 1 to 6 teeth per side. The flowers may be white, blue, pink or purple, sometimes blotched with yellow on the lower petal.[2]

It occurs in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales in a wide variety of habitats including woodland, heath and grasslands, from coastal to alpine areas.

Taxonomy

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The species was first formerly described by botanist Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae in 1810.[1] There are a number of subspecies currently recognised:[1]

  • Euphrasia collina R.Br. subsp. collina
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. diemenica (Spreng.) W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. diversicolor W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. glacialis (Wettst.) W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. gunnii (Du Rietz) W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. lapidosa W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. muelleri (Wettst.) W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. nandewarensis W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. osbornii W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. paludosa (R.Br.) W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. speciosa (R.Br.) W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. tetragona (R.Br.) W.R.Barker
  • Euphrasia collina subsp. trichocalycina (Gand.) W.R.Barker

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Euphrasia collina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Euphrasia collina". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 1 September 2009.