''Euphrasia collina'' is a perennial herb or

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in the genus '' Euphrasia''. Plants grow to 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 in a wide variety of habitats including woodland, heath and grasslands, from coastal to alpine areas.

Taxonomy

The species was first formerly described by botanist Robert Brown in '' Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae'' in 1810. There are a number of

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currently recognised: *''Euphrasia collina'' R.Br. subsp. ''collina'' *''Euphrasia collina'' subsp. ''diemenica'' (Spreng.) W.R.Barker *''Euphrasia collina'' subsp. ''diversicolor'' W.R.Barker *''Euphrasia collina'' subsp. ''glacialis'' (Wettst.) W.R.Barker *''Euphrasia collina'' subsp. ''gunnii'' (Du Rietz) W.R.Barker *''Euphrasia collina'' subsp. ''lapidosa'' W.R.Barker *''Euphrasia collina'' subsp. ''muelleri'' (Wettst.) W.R.Barker *''Euphrasia collina'' subsp. ''nandewarensis'' W.R.Barker *''Euphrasia collina'' subsp. ''osbornii'' W.R.Barker *''Euphrasia collina'' subsp. ''paludosa'' (R.Br.) W.R.Barker *''Euphrasia collina'' subsp. ''speciosa'' (R.Br.) W.R.Barker *''Euphrasia collina'' subsp. ''tetragona'' (R.Br.) W.R.Barker *''Euphrasia collina'' subsp. ''trichocalycina'' (Gand.) W.R.Barker

References

collina Lamiales of Australia Flora of New South Wales Flora of South Australia Flora of Victoria (Australia) Flora of Tasmania Plants described in 1810 {{Australia-asterid-stub