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
Euphrasia gibbsiae subsp. subglabrifolia, Baw Baw National Park, Victoria
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  1. "Euphrasia gibbsiae". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  2. "Eyebright". Plantlife. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. Corrick, M.G.; Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.


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