Euphrasia collina
| Euphrasia collina | |
|---|---|
| Euphrasia collina subsp. collina in Bunyip State Park | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Euphrasia |
| Species: | E. collina |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphrasia collina | |
| Synonyms | |
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Euphrasia collina is a perennial herb or subshrub in the genus Euphrasia. Plants grow between 5 and 60 cm high and have leaves with 1 to 6 teeth per side. The flowers may be white, blue, pink or purple, sometimes blotched with yellow on the lower petal.
It occurs in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales, and it has a wide variety of habitats including woodland, heath and grasslands, from coastal to alpine areas.