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Euphrasia randii

Rand's eyebright, small eyebright
Stems

simple or branched, to 23(–40) cm;

branches 1–4(or 5) pairs, ascending, from middle and distal cauline nodes;

cauline internode lengths 1–3(–5) times subtending leaves.
Leaves

petiole 0–10(–13) mm;

blade long-orbiculate to triangular-ovate or oval, 2–10(–13) mm, margins crenate to incised-crenate, teeth 1–4(–6) pairs, apices obtuse to subacute.
Inflorescences

sparsely spicate, not 4-angled, beginning at node 3–7(–10);

proximal internode lengths 0.8–1.5 times bracts;

bracts green or suffused with purple, as broad as leaves, ovate or oval, length not more than 2 times width, 2–7 mm, base round, abaxial surface setulose on veins, adaxial puberulent and hairs eglandular, teeth 3–5(or 6) pairs, longer than wide, apices obtuse to acute, sinuses between teeth acute.
Flowers

calyx lobes straight, apex acute;

corolla white or cream, abaxial lip lilac or purple, adaxial lilac, 2.5–4.5 mm, lips equal.
Capsules

oval to oblong or obovate, 2.5–5 mm, apex retuse to emarginate.

Euphrasia randii
Phenology Flowering summer.
Habitat Damp habitats near sea, sand, salt marshes, Sphagnum marshes, hummocks, ledges, grassy slopes, non-calcareous soils.
Elevation 0–600 m. (0–2000 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
ME; NB; NL; NS; PE; QC
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Discussion

Euphrasia purpurea Reeks ex Fernald & Wiegand is an illegitimate name that pertains here.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 17, p. 500.
Parent taxa Orobanchaceae > Euphrasia
Sibling taxa
E. arctica, E. disjuncta, E. farlowii, E. frigida, E. hudsoniana, E. micrantha, E. mollis, E. nemorosa, E. oakesii, E. ostenfeldii, E. salisburgensis, E. stricta, E. subarctica, E. suborbicularis, E. tetraquetra, E. vinacea, E. wettsteinii
Synonyms E. purpurea var. randii, E. randii var. reeksii
Name authority B. L. Robinson: Rhodora 3: 273. (1901)
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