Eyebrights Euphrasia agg

 Scientific Name: Euphrasia agg. Scrophulariaceae.

English Name: Eyebrights. Figwort family.

French Name: Euphraise.

5 Key Characters:

• short, semi-parasitic herb found in grass.
• small, white, lipped bell-shaped flowers in leafy spikes.
• lower lip 3-lobed, with a yellow blotch at the base and purple lines.
• leaves oval, deeply toothed.
• stems covered in white curled hairs.

Lookalikes: There are many species, all very difficult to tell apart.

Habitat: Grasslands, especially pelouse, heathlands, arable land, waste ground and open woods.

Flowering Period: July-August-September.

Status: Common.

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