Euphrasia gibbsiae
Euphrasia gibbsiae is a perennial herbaceous plant in the genus Euphrasia. It is native to Victoria and Tasmania in Australia. Species in this genus may be called eyebright.[2]
Euphrasia gibbsiae | |
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Euphrasia gibbsiae subsp. subglabrifolia, Baw Baw National Park, Victoria | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Orobanchaceae |
Genus: | Euphrasia |
Species: | E. gibbsiae |
Binomial name | |
Euphrasia gibbsiae | |
Euphrasia gibbsiae was formally described by G.E. Du Rietz in Field Notes of Tasmanian Plants collected by H.F.Comber 1929/30[1] There are a number of subspecies currently recognised:
- Euphrasia gibbsiae subsp. comberi (Du Rietz) W.R.Barker[1]
- Euphrasia gibbsiae subsp. discolor W.R.Barker - described in 1982 based on the type specimen collected from near Cradle Mountain in Tasmania in 1971.[1]
- Euphrasia gibbsiae Du Rietz subsp. gibbsiae[1]
- Euphrasia gibbsiae subsp. microdonta W.R.Barker - described from plant material collected from Dove Lake near Cradle Mountain.[1]
- Euphrasia gibbsiae subsp. psilantherea (F.Muell.) W.R.Barker[1]
- Euphrasia gibbsiae subsp. pulvinestris W.R.Barker, described in 1982 based on the type specimen collected from Mount Field National Park in Tasmania in 1971.[1]
- Euphrasia gibbsiae subsp. subglabrifolia (Du Rietz) W.R.Barker, described in 1948 based on the type specimen collected from Mount Mueller, Victoria in 1892.[1] It occurs in sphagnum bogs and wet heathland on the Baw Baw plateau in Victoria.[3]
- Euphrasia gibbsiae subsp. wellingtonensis W.R.Barker, described in 1982 based on plant material collected from moorland on the summit of Mount Wellington in Tasmania.[1]
References
- "Euphrasia gibbsiae". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- "Eyebright". Plantlife. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- Corrick, M.G.; Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
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