Scientific Name: Euphrasia semipicta Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: peninsula eyebright

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Orobanchaceae

Threatened Species Status: Endangered

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Semi-parasitic perennial herb; few branches, ascending to erect.

Height (m): 0.1 – 0.5

Flowers: Up to 24 densely arranged flowers per raceme; white to mauve, with yellow patch on lower side of mouth; 3 red-purple to indigo striations except on upper lip which is unmarked.

Fruit: Capsule – small whitish seed released when ripe.

Municipality
Tasman
Plant Communities
Coastal Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Confined to isolated locations in south-east Tasmania where it occurs in coastal heath on sandstone or deep sand.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Tender

General Notes

Successful propagation is not ensured and therefore collecting from the wild is not recommended. It is imperative that seed and cutting trials of the rarer species be carried out by responsible authorities so that their requirements for successful cultivation can be ascertained.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Impractical Propagation material is too difficult to collect or conditions for propagation or cultivation are too specialized.

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Plants are semi-parasitic and very difficult to grow from seed.