Orobanchaceae
Northern eyebright
Euphrasia micrantha
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Euphrasia
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Common names
By language (16)
- Arabic
- عرقون صغيرة السداة
- arz
- عرقون صغيرة السداه
- Bulgarian
- Дребноцветна очанка
- Czech
- Světlík drobnokvětý
- Dutch
- Slanke ogentroost
- English
- Northern eyebright
- Estonian
- Sale silmarohi
- Finnish
- Nummisilmäruoho
- German
- Schlanker Augentrost, Zierlicher Augentrost
- hsb
- Šwižny swětlik
- Latvian
- Sīkziedu žibulītis, Īsais žibulītis
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Lyngøyentrøst
- Polish
- Świetlik wątły
- Russian
- Очанка мелкоцветковая
- Swedish
- Ljungögontröst
- Welsh
- Effros mân-flodeuog
Synonyms
- Euphrasia curta (Fr.) Wettst.
- Euphrasia curta subsp. glabrescens (Wettst.) Smejkal
- Euphrasia curta var. glabrescens Wettst.
- Euphrasia glabrescens (Wettst.) Wiinst.
- Euphrasia gracilis (Fr.) Fr.
- Euphrasia nemorosa subsp. curta (Fr.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Euphrasia nemorosa subvar. glabrescens (Wettst.) Hartl
- Euphrasia nemorosa var. curta (Fr.) Hartl
- Euphrasia officinalis subsp. gracilis (Fr.) Bonnier
- Euphrasia officinalis var. cucullata Wahlenb.
- Euphrasia officinalis var. curta Fr.
- Euphrasia officinalis var. gracilis Fr.
- Euphrasia parviflora Schag.
- Euphrasia parviflora subsp. glabrescens (Wettst.) O.Schwarz
- Euphrasia parviflora var. glabrescens (Wettst.) Tzvelev
- Euphrasia praecurta Chitr.
- Euphrasia stricta var. curta (Fr.) Jalas
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Knud Knudsen, Species recordings from the Danish National portal Arter.dk, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: aroche, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hugues Tinguy, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maree Rudd, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Liliane Roubaudi, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rhonda Ridley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Knud Knudsen, Species recordings from the Danish National portal Arter.dk, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jake Dalzell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Knud Knudsen, Species recordings from the Danish National portal Arter.dk, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Knud Knudsen, Species recordings from the Danish National portal Arter.dk, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Knud Knudsen, Species recordings from the Danish National portal Arter.dk, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Knud Knudsen, Species recordings from the Danish National portal Arter.dk, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.