''Euphrasia gibbsiae'' is a

perennial A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...

herbaceous plant Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials. Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous" The fourth edition of t ...

in the

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Euphrasia ''Euphrasia'', or eyebright, is a genus of about 450 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae (formerly included in the Scrophulariaceae), with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are semi-parasitic on grasses and other ...

''. It is native to

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

and

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in Australia. Species in this genus may be called eyebright. ''Euphrasia gibbsiae'' was formally described by G.E. Du Rietz in ''Field Notes of Tasmanian Plants collected by H.F.Comber 1929/30'' There are a number of

subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

currently recognised: *''Euphrasia gibbsiae'' subsp. ''comberi'' (Du Rietz) W.R.Barker *''Euphrasia gibbsiae'' subsp. ''discolor'' W.R.Barker - described in 1982 based on the type specimen collected from near

Cradle Mountain Cradle Mountain is a locality and mountain in the Central Highlands region of the Australian state of Tasmania. The mountain is situated in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. At above sea level, it is the sixth-highest mountai ...

in Tasmania in 1971. *''Euphrasia gibbsiae'' Du Rietz subsp. ''gibbsiae'' *''Euphrasia gibbsiae'' subsp. ''microdonta'' W.R.Barker - described from plant material collected from Dove Lake near Cradle Mountain. *''Euphrasia gibbsiae'' subsp. ''psilantherea'' (F.Muell.) W.R.Barker *''Euphrasia gibbsiae'' subsp. ''pulvinestris'' W.R.Barker, described in 1982 based on the type specimen collected from

Mount Field National Park Mount Field National Park is a national park in Tasmania, Australia, 64 km northwest of Hobart. The landscape ranges from eucalyptus temperate rainforest to alpine moorland, rising to 1,434 metres (4,705 ft) at the summit of Mount Fi ...

in Tasmania in 1971. *''Euphrasia gibbsiae'' subsp. ''subglabrifolia'' (Du Rietz) W.R.Barker, described in 1948 based on the type specimen collected from Mount Mueller, Victoria in 1892. It occurs in ''

sphagnum ''Sphagnum'' is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species of mosses, commonly known as sphagnum moss, peat moss, also bog moss and quacker moss (although that term is also sometimes used for peat). Accumulations of ''Sphagnum'' can store wa ...

'' bogs and wet heathland on the

Baw Baw plateau The Baw Baw National Park is a national park located on the boundary between the Victorian Alps and Gippsland regions of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The national park is situated approximately east of Melbourne, Australia, Melbo ...

in Victoria. *''Euphrasia gibbsiae'' subsp. ''wellingtonensis'' W.R.Barker, described in 1982 based on plant material collected from

moorland Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and montane grasslands and shrublands biomes, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils. Moorland, nowadays, generally ...

on the summit of Mount Wellington in Tasmania.

References

gibbsiae Lamiales of Australia Flora of Victoria (Australia) Flora of Tasmania {{Australia-asterid-stub