Purple Eyebright at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Euphrasia collina subsp. speciosa | 14 Feb 2023 | Tapirlord | ||
| Euphrasia collina | 13 Nov 2018 | BettyDonWood | ||
| Euphrasia collina | 12 Nov 2018 | JohnBundock |
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4 comments
BettyDonWood
wrote:
13 Nov 2018
It could be either subsp. paludosa (external surface of calyx extensively hairy, sometimes very shortly hairy) or diversicolor (external surface of calyx mostly or entirely hairless). This is according to the Vicflora key. The other subspecies are subalpine or alpine.
KenT
wrote:
13 Nov 2018
Betty, The ACT census of plants gives Euphrasia collina subsp. speciosa and Euphrasia collina subsp. paludosa as the two subspecies we have in the ACT. I struggle with identifying Euphrasia from photos the keys (PlantNET and Flora of Vic.) start with distinguishing between annuals or perennials and it only gets worse from there.
BettyDonWood
wrote:
13 Nov 2018
So does Jackie in Kozzie, admittedly with a lot more subspecies. If she has trouble, I don’t think the rest of us have any chance at all. There are old AVH records of diversicolor in the ACT, the latest in 1972, which appears to be too old to be in the Census.
Tapirlord
wrote:
14 Feb 2023
Please note Betty's comment here is incorrect, it is E.collina speciosa that has the hairy calyx. Euphrasias are readily identified from photos.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.893793-35.434790
- Altitude 1103.6m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 11 Nov 2018 11:08 AM Recorded on
- JohnBundock Recorded by
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Additional information
- True In flower
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Species information
- Euphrasia collina subsp. speciosa Scientific name
- Purple Eyebright Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1601.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
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