Euphrasia officinalis

Euphrasia officinalis subsp. pratensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Orobanchaceae
Tribus: Rhinantheae
Genus: Euphrasia
Species: Euphrasia officinalis
Subspecies: E. o. subsp. anglica – E. o. subsp. campestris – E. o. subsp. monticola – E. o. subsp. officinalis – E. o. subsp. pratensis

Name

Euphrasia officinalis L., Sp. Pl. 1: 604 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Euphrasia officinalis subsp. major Ehrh. in Hannover. Mag. 18: 227 (1780), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Ukraine, Yugoslavia Regional: Central Europe Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland Regional: Northern Europe Baltic States, Denmark, Finland, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Sweden Regional: Eastern Europe Central European Russia, East European Russia Regional: Southwestern Europe France Regional: Western Europe Great Britain, Ireland Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Caucasus Transcaucasus Regional: Southwestern Asia Turkey Regional: Siberia West Siberia Introduced into: Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South, Falkland Is. Doubtfully present in: Spain References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 604. Reference page. 

Additional references

• French, G.C., Hollingsworth, P.M., Silverside, A.J. & Ennos, R.A. 2008. Genetics, taxonomy and the conservation of British Euphrasia. Conservation Genetics 9(6): 1547–1562.
• Silverside, A.J. 1991. The identity of Euphrasia officinalis L. and its nomenclatural implications, Watsonia 18: 343–350.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2017. Euphrasia officinalis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 20. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Euphrasia officinalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 20. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphrasia officinalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Eyebright
русский: Очанка лекарственная
српски / srpski: Видац