Drug eyebright

Description:

Euphrasia stricta is used in herbal medicine to treat inflammatory eye conditions, most notably allergic conjunctivitis. The flower is very tiny: 5-10 mm corolla

Habitat:

Oude spoorweg - Vaarttaluds – Braebos (Belgium). The preferred growing location is on moist, calcareous sands, such as those on some moors and dunes. The plant is a hemiparasite (Fam. Orobanchaceae) and can steal water and salts from grasses.