Sunday, 8 August 2021

Euphrasia officinalis

Common name: Eyebright
Scientific name: Euphrasia officinalis
Genus: Euphrasia 小米草屬*
Family: Orobanchaceae 列當科, broomrape family

Remarks*: It is formly placed in Scrophulariaceae 玄參科, the figwort family. All Eyebrights Euphrasia are hemiparasites on the roots of various grassland perennials. It is notorious for identifying different species of Euphrasia but the photos below could possibly be Euphrasia officinals because of the plant survey report from the nob end SSSI where the photos below were taken.

Origin: native

Date: 18th July



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