Euphrasia nemorosa (Pers.) Wallr. is a plant in the Orobanchaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Euphrasia nemorosa (Pers.) Wallr. (Euphrasia nemorosa (Pers.) Wallr.)
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Euphrasia nemorosa (Pers.) Wallr.

Euphrasia nemorosa (Pers.) Wallr.

Common eyebright (Euphrasia nemorosa) is an annual hemiparasitic flowering plant native to Europe.

Family
Genus
Euphrasia
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Euphrasia nemorosa (Pers.) Wallr.

Euphrasia nemorosa, commonly called common eyebright, is an annual hemiparasitic flowering plant that belongs to the Orobanchaceae family. It is native to Europe, and has been introduced to North America and New Zealand. It is the most common Euphrasia species found in Britain and Ireland.

Photo: (c) Dustin Snider, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dustin Snider · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Orobanchaceae Euphrasia

More from Orobanchaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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