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eyebrights
Euphrasia
Euphrasia (Eyebright) is a genus of about 450 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae (formerly included in the Scrophulariaceae), with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are semi-parasitic on grasses and other plants. The common name refers to the plant's use in treating eye infections.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Eyebright
speciesEuphrasia nemorosa
drug eyebright
speciesEuphrasia stricta
Eyebright
speciesEuphrasia officinalis
Dwarf eyebright
speciesEuphrasia minima
purple eyebright
speciesEuphrasia collina
North Island eyebright
speciesEuphrasia cuneata
Taiwan Eyebright
speciesEuphrasia transmorrisonensis
Alpine Eyebright
speciesEuphrasia alpina
Upland Eyebright
speciesEuphrasia frigida
Salisburg Eyebright
speciesEuphrasia salisburgensis
Large-Bract Eyebright
speciesEuphrasia pectinata
hairy eyebright
speciesEuphrasia hirtella
Maksimovich's eyebright
speciesEuphrasia maximowiczii
Arctic Eyebright
speciesEuphrasia subarctica
Lesser New Zealand Eyebright
speciesEuphrasia zelandica
creeping eyebright
speciesEuphrasia revoluta
yellow eyebright
speciesEuphrasia cockayneana
Euphrasia laingii
speciesEuphrasia laingii
Euphrasia gibbsiae
speciesEuphrasia gibbsiae
Euphrasia monroi
speciesEuphrasia monroi
Euphrasia townsonii
speciesEuphrasia townsonii
Hudson's eyebright
speciesEuphrasia hudsoniana
striate eyebright
speciesEuphrasia striata
Euphrasia petriei
speciesEuphrasia petriei
Euphrasia picta
speciesEuphrasia picta
Wettstein's Eyebright
speciesEuphrasia wettsteinii
thick eyebright
speciesEuphrasia crassiuscula
Euphrasia wettsteiniana
speciesEuphrasia wettsteiniana
Euphrasia nankotaizanensis
speciesEuphrasia nankotaizanensis
Western Eyebright
speciesEuphrasia tetraquetra
Euphrasia australis
speciesEuphrasia australis
Slender Eyebright
speciesEuphrasia micrantha
Small Eyebright
speciesEuphrasia randii
Chalk Eyebright
speciesEuphrasia pseudokerneri
Euphrasia trifida
speciesEuphrasia trifida
tailed eyebright
speciesEuphrasia caudata
Euphrasia dyeri
speciesEuphrasia dyeri
Euphrasia tricuspidata
speciesEuphrasia tricuspidata
Arctic Eyebright
speciesEuphrasia arctica
Euphrasia eichleri
speciesEuphrasia eichleri
Subalpine Eyebright
speciesEuphrasia mollis
Euphrasia regelii
speciesEuphrasia regelii
Euphrasia lasianthera
speciesEuphrasia lasianthera
Euphrasia hookeri
speciesEuphrasia hookeri
Euphrasia cuspidata
speciesEuphrasia cuspidata
Euphrasia willkommii
speciesEuphrasia willkommii
Confused Eyebright
speciesEuphrasia confusa
Euphrasia farlowii
speciesEuphrasia farlowii
Euphrasia cheesemanii
speciesEuphrasia cheesemanii
Euphrasia integrifolia
speciesEuphrasia integrifolia
Euphrasia tatarica
speciesEuphrasia tatarica
Euphrasia scabra
speciesEuphrasia scabra
Euphrasia ramulosa
speciesEuphrasia ramulosa
antarctic eyebright
speciesEuphrasia antarctica
Euphrasia disperma
speciesEuphrasia disperma
Euphrasia drucei
speciesEuphrasia drucei
Euphrasia ossica
speciesEuphrasia ossica
Euphrasia taurica
speciesEuphrasia taurica
Euphrasia insignis
speciesEuphrasia insignis
Euphrasia borneensis
speciesEuphrasia borneensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation
Brunschwig, Hieronymus · 1505 · p.200
Living Images of Plants
Otto Brunfels · 1532 · p.176
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.280
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.278
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.401
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.400
Discourses on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Dioscorides; Pietro Andrea Mattioli (comm.) · 1568 · p.1258
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.74
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.75
Description of Less Known and Rare Plants
Fabio Colonna · 1616 · p.213
Description of Less Known and Rare Plants
Fabio Colonna · 1616 · p.212
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 59932.