Common name:
Western eyebright
Family:
Scientific name:
Euphrasia tetraquetra
Main flower color:
Range:
Wales, Scotland and western England, mainly coastal areas
Height:
Up to 15 cm
Habitat:
Sea cliffs and coastal grassland
Flowers:
The corolla is relatively short (around 6 mm long), usually white, sometimes pale lilac. Flowers form at the top of the stem and the upper five to seven leaf nodes. Clusters are four-sided; flowers are symmetrically arranged when viewed from above
Leaves:
Fleshy, shiny, strongly-toothed, usually mostly or entirely hairless, but can be densely hairy. Closely-spaced, often almost obscuring the (hairy) stem
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
