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Euphrasia, or eyebright, is a genus of about 215 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae (formerly included in the Scrophulariaceae), with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are hemiparasitic on grasses and other plants.
Euphrasia officinalis, also known as eyebright or eyewort, is a species of plant in the family Orobanchaceae. [ 2 ] Euphrasia officinalis herb has been used in the traditional Austrian medicine internally as tea, or externally as compresses, for treatment of disorders of the eyes and the gastrointestinal tract.
Euphrasia stricta, the drug eyebright, is an annual forb in the genus Euphrasia. [1]It has been introduced in northeastern North America, where it is found in New England (except Connecticut), New York, Pennsylvania, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Ontario, Quebec, the upper peninsula of Michigan, northern Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois. [2]
Euphrasia nemorosa, the common eyebright, is a hemiparasitic, annual species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae. It is native to Europe and has been introduced to North America and New Zealand. [1] It is the commonest species of Euphrasia in Britain and Ireland. [2]
Euphrasia vigursii, also known by its common names of Vigur's eyebright [3] or Cornish eyebright, [4] is an endangered annual of the eyebright family which is endemic to Devon and Cornwall. [5] [6] [7] It is a facultative hemiparasite and needs open conditions and regular grazing of larger shrubs and grasses to grow.
Common eyebright is a common name for several plants in the genus Euphrasia and may refer to: Euphrasia nemorosa; Euphrasia rostkoviana
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Euphrasia striata is a short, perennial herb which is unbranched above ground. It generally ranges from 5 – 20 cm in height and has a width of 20 – 30 cm. Its leaves (measuring up to 9mm in length) are glossy, fleshy, opposite, widest at the top, prominently lobed with a pointed apex green and brownish purple in colour.