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Euphrasia bowdeniae is a semi-parasitic, short-lived, perennial herb, that can grow up to 22 cm in height, but are most usually less than 20 cm tall. The species has mauve, purple or violet flowers with deeper markings in the throat. Flower racemes are usually comprised of four to ten individual flowers, though groups up to 20 have been recorded. Stems are often reddish in colour and leaves are glossy green to reddish, elliptic to obovate and usually have a single pair of teeth on the margin 4-7.5 mm long and to 3.2 mm wide. The species is known to have rootlets that can be connected to those of other plants. The fruit forms a capsule around 5 mm long with 3-16 mm small, ribbed seeds.