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Scientific Name
Euphrasia hookeri
Family Name
SCROPHULARIACEAE
Common Name
Hooker's eyebright
Status
Height
0.15m (15cm)
Flowers
In dense terminal spike; white c mauve markings, yellow in mouth & throat, red-purple on each lobe.
Fruit
Woody capsule
Form
Erect herb
Municipalities
Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; West Coast
Communities
Heath; Montane Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes
Tas.endemic; In bolster heath, heath and coniferous heath in wet places in the western and central mountains, generally occurring at alt 700-1300 m
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained
General Notes
This euphrasia is easily distinguished from other species by its deeply lobed leaves. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
Jan
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Nov
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Cutting Months
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Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
The fruits are a capsule that release the small whitish seed when ripe
Seed Treatment Method
Leaching
Seed Storage Life
Short
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Plants are semi-parasitic and very difficult to grow from seed. Leaching in running water for 24 hours or longer may be useful, or soaking in a gibberallic acid and water solution may enhance results and reduce germination time. Fresh seed is recommended. For alpine species low temp (10oC) may induce germination
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
No
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
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