Species profile—Euphrasia bella (Lamington eyebright)
Classification
Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Orobanchaceae → Euphrasia bella (Lamington eyebright)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Plantae (plants)
- Class
- Equisetopsida (land plants)
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Scientific name
- Euphrasia bella S.T.Blake
- Common name
- Lamington eyebright
- WildNet taxon ID
- 13909
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Endangered
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Vulnerable
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Confidential
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Short Notes
- BRI 010412, status annotated by author
- Description
- Euphrasia bella is an erect, perennial herb growing 9-30cm high. The branches are covered with short hairs and the younger growth is usually covered with longer hairs. The leaves are elliptic, egg- or spatula-shaped in outline, measure 8.5-12.5mm long by 3.4-5.4mm wide and usually with 2 or 3 pairs of teeth along the margin. The leaves are more or less stalked.
Each stem usually has 6-36 flowers. The tubular flowers are 9-15mm long and lobed at the opening. They are mauve or blue coloured and have a yellow blotch on the lower lip. The capsules are 6.5-8.2mm long and hairless. (Barker 2008; DEWHA 2008) - Map
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- Distribution
- Euphrasia bella is found near Mt Barney and in the McPherson Range, south-east Queensland, near the Queensland - New South Wales border. It is also found in northern New South Wales. (DEWHA 2008; Herbrecs 2008)
- Distributional limits
- -28.2483333, 152.6202818
-28.2734006, 153.194291 - Range derivation
- Range derived from extent of the taxon's verified records
- Habitat
- Euphrasia bella grows near the edge of exposed cliffs, among moss, rock slabs and on shallow basalt soils. It occurs in cool-temperate rainforest, low heathland and shrubland with an open grassy understorey. (Barker 2008; DEWHA 2008)
- Reproduction
- Euphrasia bella flowers from October to December. (Barker 2008; DEWHA 2008)
- Notes
- Contributors: Ailsa Holland, Mellisa Mayhew 27/01/2009
- References
- Barker, W.R. (2008). Euphrasia bella, in PlantNet: New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium of New South Wales. Accessed 30/09/2008. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (2008). Euphrasia bella in Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Canberra. Accessed 30/09/2008. http://www.environment.gov.au/sprat
Herbrecs (2008). Euphrasia bella, in BriMapper version 2.12. Queensland Herbarium. Accessed 30/09/2008. - Profile author
- Ailsa Holland (27/01/2009)
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT)
- The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)
- Atlas of Living Australia
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=13909.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
