Euphrasia gibbsiae
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Euphrasia gibbsiae is a perennial herb in the genus
Euphrasia
. It is native to Victoria
and Tasmania
.
The species was first formerly described by G.E.Du Rietz in Field Notes of Tasmanian Plants collected by H.F.Comber 1929/30 There are a number of subspecies
currently recognised:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Euphrasia
Euphrasia
Euphrasia is a genus of about 450 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae , with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are semi-parasitic on grasses and other plants...
. It is native to Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
and Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
.
The species was first formerly described by G.E.Du Rietz in Field Notes of Tasmanian Plants collected by H.F.Comber 1929/30 There are a number of subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
currently recognised:
- E. gibbsiae subsp. comberi (Du Rietz) W.R.Barker
- E. gibbsiae subsp. discolor W.R.Barker - described in 1982 based on the type specimen collected from near Cradle MountainCradle MountainCradle Mountain is a mountain in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia. Rising to 1,545 metres above sea level it is one of the principal tourist sites in Tasmania, owing to its natural beauty...
in Tasmania in 1971. - E. gibbsiae Du Rietz subsp. gibbsiae
- E. gibbsiae subsp. microdonta W.R.Barker - described from plant material collected from Dove LakeDove Lake (Tasmania)Dove Lake is a corrie lake near Cradle Mountain in Tasmania, Australia. It lies in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. The lake is a very popular visitor attraction and is encircled by well maintained walking paths which which also lead up onto Cradle Mountain .Like several other lakes...
near Cradle Mountain. - E. gibbsiae subsp. psilantherea (F.Muell.) W.R.Barker
- E. gibbsiae subsp. pulvinestris W.R.Barker, described in 1982 based on the type specimen collected from Mount Field National ParkMount Field National ParkMount Field National Park is a national park in Tasmania, Australia, 64 km northwest of Hobart. The landscape ranges from eucalyptus temperate rainforest to alpine moorland, rising to 1,434 metres at the summit of Mount Field West....
in Tasmania in 1971. - E. gibbsiae subsp. subglabrifolia (Du Rietz) W.R.Barker, described in 1948 based on the type specimen collected from Mount Mueller, Victoria in 1892. It occurs in sphagnumSphagnumSphagnum is a genus of between 151 and 350 species of mosses commonly called peat moss, due to its prevalence in peat bogs and mires. A distinction is made between sphagnum moss, the live moss growing on top of a peat bog on one hand, and sphagnum peat moss or sphagnum peat on the other, the...
bogs and wet heathland on the Baw Baw plateau in Victoria. - E. gibbsiae subsp. wellingtonensis W.R.Barker, described in 1982 based on plant material collected from moorlandMoorlandMoorland or moor is a type of habitat, in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome, found in upland areas, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils and heavy fog...
on the summit of Mount WellingtonMount Wellington (Tasmania)Mount Wellington is a mountain on whose foothills is built much of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is often referred to simply as 'the Mountain' by the residents of Hobart, and it rises to AHD over the city....
in Tasmania.