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Ayenia euphrasiifolia
Also called Dwarf Ayenia
Eyebright ayenia is a small, low shrub from the Mallow family native to southern Florida, Cuba and nearby Caribbean areas, where it grows on limestone soils. It is rarely grown in gardens, so care is best based on its natural habitat: warm, sunny, well-drained limestone conditions.
Ayenia euphrasiifolia, commonly referred to as eyebright ayenia, is a species of flowering plant native to certain areas of south and central Florida. It may also be found in Cuba, where the type specimen was collected, and possibly other parts of the Caribbean.
In Florida, it occurs in calcareous habitats including pine rockland, marl prairie, and disturbed areas over limestone. The populations in Florida are recognized as a subspecies under Ayenia euphrasiifolia var. euphrasiifolia. The populations in Cuba are recognized to consist of two other subspecies.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ayenia euphrasiifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
