Euphrasia gibbsiae was formally described by G.E. Du Rietz in Field Notes of Tasmanian Plants collected by H.F.Comber 1929/30[1] There are a number of
subspecies currently recognised:
Euphrasia gibbsiae subsp. discolor W.R.Barker - described in 1982 based on the type specimen collected from near
Cradle Mountain in Tasmania in 1971.[1]
Euphrasia gibbsiae subsp. pulvinestris W.R.Barker, described in 1982 based on the type specimen collected from
Mount Field National Park in Tasmania in 1971.[1]
Euphrasia gibbsiae subsp. subglabrifolia (Du Rietz) W.R.Barker, described in 1948 based on the type specimen collected from Mount Mueller, Victoria in 1892.[1] It occurs in sphagnum bogs and wet heathland on the
Baw Baw plateau in Victoria.[3]
Euphrasia gibbsiae subsp. wellingtonensis W.R.Barker, described in 1982 based on plant material collected from
moorland on the summit of
Mount Wellington in Tasmania.[1]