Question: Euphrasia on an island near Grand Manan, New Brunswick. The bracts are ascending, but the teeth are not. Is this …
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Euphrasia on an island near Grand Manan, New Brunswick. The bracts are ascending, but the teeth are not. Is this Euphrasia nemorosa, based on bract teeth not ascending, although the bracts themselves are ascending? I did not collect the plant, and do not know if the bract bases are cuneate or rounded.
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Dear Thokozile, from what I can observe, this plant is most likely Euphrasia nemorosa. It is usually best to observe populations rather than individuals because the growth form is affected by microsite differences. The leaf blades appear relatively broad-based and the flowers are large (E. nemorosa has slightly larger flowers than E. stricta). While I can't be confident from one plant, it is what is suggested by the morphology to me.
