Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Common Eyebright, Euphrasia nemorosa, Glanrosc
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork

Common Eyebright
Euphrasia nemorosa
Glanrosc
Family: Scrophulariaceae

Flowering: July-September. Semi-parasitic annual. Native.

Lipped flowers, lower usually white (sometimes lilac), upper lip white or lilac. Erect stems with 1-9 pairs of branches that are shorter than the main stem. Glossy, dark-green leaves. Height 5-20cm. Very variable.

Found on pastures, heathland, dunes and marginal land.

Alan Silverside BSBI: "The photographs are probably Euphrasia arctica x nemorosa. Difficult to identify from E. nemorosa and frequently replaces both E. nemorosa and E. arctica in western areas."

Common Eyebright, Euphrasia nemorosa, Glanrosc

Common Eyebright, Euphrasia nemorosa, Glanrosc
Common Eyebright, Euphrasia nemorosa, Glanrosc

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