Euphrasia semipicta, commonly known as the Peninsular eyebright, flowering plant endemic to the Tasman Peninsula in south-eastern Tasmania/ luturwita.
Its leaves are alternating opposite pairs, 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) long and 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) wide, appear semi-succulent with obvious deep venations with no more than 6 teeth per leaf, underside of leaf with characteristic patches of glands typical to most eyebrights, green to reddish in colour.
[1] Greek Euphrasia (delight, good cheer) referring to its common use as a herbal remedy from eye related ailments.
[2] Euphrasia semipicta has an annual to relatively short lived (up to 5yr) perennial life cycle.
[3] The eyebrights distribution is limited to a few known populations, all located on the eastern side of the Tasman Peninsular, south-east Tasmania/ lutruwita.
The extreme endemism of this species is likely due to its poor dispersion and disturbance reliant lifecycle.
Euphrasia are non-obligate/ facultative parasite does not require a host in order to complete its life cycle, but given the chance will parasitise.