Odontites vernus

Odontites vernus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Odontites
Species: O. vernus
Binomial name
Odontites vernus
Dumort.

Odontites vernus, the red bartsia,[1][2] is a wild flower from the figwort family native to Europe and Asia and occurring as an alien in North America.[3] The red bartsia is a common plant in low-fertility soils, where it lives partially as a parasite on the roots of grasses.[4] The red bartsia has pinkish and red flowers from June to September. They prefer dry conditions and full sun light exposure and are pollinated by bees and wasps.[4] Over the last 70 years, the red bartsia has disappeared from many woodland locations in the English county of Dorset.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ↑ "Odontites vernus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Red Bartsia (Odontites vernus)". Nearctica. 2003. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Red Bartsia". Natural England. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "English woodlands are losing their character". Planet Earth online. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.


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