Euphrasia eichleri

W.R.Barker

J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 5: 254 (1982)

Taxonomic status Accepted

Occurrence status Present – endemic

Origin Native

Degree of establishment Native

Threat status

FFG: Endangered (EN)

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EPBC: Vulnerable (VU)

Erect annual herb, 4–16 cm high; branches developed in consecutive stem nodes, the oldest in upper parts; glandular hairs dense on branches, leaves, rachis, bracts and calyces. Upper stem leaves ovate- to obovate-elliptic, 8–20 mm long, 2.9–8.5 mm wide, serrate to crenate-serrate, with 2–5 pairs of teeth, apical tooth 2–6.5 mm long. Racemes usually more than 15-flowered. Calyx 5.3–9.5 mm long; corolla 6.5–13 mm long along upper side, white to lilac, with 3–5 indigo to deep red-purple striations on each lobe, and yellow blotches in mouth at base of anterior filaments and sometimes behind lower lip; anthers 1.2–2.2 mm long, with area around connectives sparsely to densely eglandular hairy. Capsule densely setose in apical parts. Flowers Jan.–Feb.

VAlp. Endemic in Victoria. Confined to alpine and higher subalpine tracts between Bogong High Plains and Mt Bogong, and on the Dargo High Plains. Occurring in low open heath, grassland, and Sphagnumbogs.

Source:

Barker, W.R. (1999). Scrophulariaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., ‍Flora of Victoria Vol. 4, Cornaceae to Asteraceae‍, pp. 483–528. Inkata Press, Melbourne.