Euphrasia salisburgensis

Description

Euphrasia salisburgensis is a plant in the subsection Angustifoliae of the genus Euphrasia, in the family Orobanchaceae. It has a pan-European distribution occurring widely in base-rich sub-alpine areas. The variety hibernica Pugsley has been known in Ireland since the late nineteenth century where it occurs on limestone rocks and sand dunes. It is distinct from the other Irish members of the genus in that it has a glabrous capsule, normally red-brown or bronze coloured foliage and un-contiguous leaf teeth. The subspecies E. s. subsp. schoenicola is endemic to Gotland