Euphrasia pectinata, Ten.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1972, Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiacea to Myoporaceae, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 263

19. E. pectinata Ten. , F/. Nap. 1, Prodr.;36(1811)

(F. tatarica Fischer ex Sprengel ).

Plant with little purple pigment. Stem up to 35 cm, with O-3(-6) pairs of branches. Lowest flower at node (4-)5-8(-9), the dense upper parts of the spikes often long. Cauline leaves 3-13 mm, ovate, elliptical, trullate, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, with 1—4(—6) pairs of subacute to acute teeth; lower floral leaves 5-13 mm, ovate, trullate or oblong-ovate, sometimes very wide, cuneate at base with 2-6(-7) pairs of acute to aristate teeth, often pectinate towards apex. Corolla 6-5-9(-10) mm, usually white, sometimes lilac. Capsule 5-7 mm, 3-5 times as long as wide, truncate or slightly emarginate. 2« = 44. Grassland, scrub and open woodland. S., S.C. & S.E. Europe. Al Au Bu Co Cz Ga G r He Hs Hu It Ju?Lu Rm Rs (C, W, K, E).