Euphrasia nemorosa

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Euphrasia nemorosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Euphrasia
Species:
E. nemorosa
Binomial name
Euphrasia nemorosa
(Pers.) Wallr.
Synonyms
  • Euphrasia officinalis subsp. nemorosa(Pers.) Čelak.
  • Euphrasia officinalis var. nemorosaPers.
  • Euphrasia officinalis var. parvifloraWallr.
  • Euphrasia officinalis var. curtaFr.

Euphrasia nemorosa, the common eyebright, is a hemiparasitic, annual species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae. It is native to Europe and has been introduced to North America and New Zealand. [1] It is the commonest species of Euphrasia in Britain and Ireland. [2]

References

  1. "Euphrasia nemorosa (Pers.) Wallr". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. "Euphrasia nemorosa". Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora. Biological Records Centre. 1986.