Euphrasia portae, Wettst.

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42. E. portae Wettst. , Österr. Bot. Zeitschr. 43: 196 (1893).

Like 41 but with O-3(-5) pairs of branches; cauline internodes 1-2 times as long as the leaves; leaves usually green, the lower floral not more than 4-5 mm wide (excluding teeth), trullate to linear-lanceolate, with 2-4 pairs of teeth; corolla 7-5-9 mm, lower lip relatively large, usually white, upper lilac; capsule 2J—4 times as long as wide. Pastures and screes, 600-2300 m. • S. Alps (Alpi Tridentine, Alpi dell'Ortles). It.

Probably of hybrid origin, between 21 and 41.

Dwarf, sparingly branched plants with a low node of flowering, from the C. Appennini, have been referred to a distinct species, E. italica Wettst. , Monogr. Gatt. Euphrasia 242 (1896). Their status requires clarification.