Ayenia euphrasiifolia

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Ayenia euphrasiifolia
Ayenia euphrasiifolia - Navy Wells Pineland Preserve, Homestead, FL - October 2025.png
Gone to seed in pine rockland habitat
Status TNC G3.svg
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Ayenia
Species:
A. euphrasiifolia
Binomial name
Ayenia euphrasiifolia
Griseb. [2]

Ayenia euphrasiifolia, commonly referred to as eyebright ayenia, is a species of flowering plant native to certain areas of south and central Florida. [2] It may also be found in Cuba, where the type specimen was collected, [2] and possibly other parts of the Caribbean. [1]

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Habitat

In Florida, it occurs in calcareous habitats including pine rockland, marl prairie, and disturbed areas over limestone. The populations in Florida are recognized as a subspecies under Ayenia euphrasiifolia var. euphrasiifolia. The populations in Cuba are recognized to consist of two other subspecies. [3]

Conservation

The species' primary risk seems to be its constrained habitat and relatively low abundance. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ayenia euphrasiifolia". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ayenia euphrasiifolia" . Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Ayenia euphrasiifolia var. euphrasiifolia" . Retrieved 9 November 2025.
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