- Odontites vernus
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Odontites vernus 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Orobanchaceae Genus: Odontites Species: O. vernus Binomial name Odontites vernus
Dumort.Odontites vernus (red bartsia) is a wild flower from the broomrape family native to Europe and Asia and occurring as an alien in North America.[1] The red bartsia is a common plant in low-fertility soils, where it lives partially as a parasite on the roots of grasses.[2] 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.[2] Over the last 70 years, the red bartsia has disappeared from many woodland locations in the English county of Dorset.[3]
References
- ^ "Red Bartsia (Odontites vernus)". Nearctica. 2003. http://www.nearctica.com/flowers/scroph/Overnus.htm. Retrieved 23 july 2009.
- ^ a b "Red Bartsia". Natural England. http://www.plantpress.com/wildlife/o739-redbartsia.php. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ "English woodlands are losing their character". Planet Earth online. 22 July 2009. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/news/story.aspx?id=484. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
External links
Media related to Odontites vernus at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:- Orobanchaceae
- Plants described in 1827
- Lamiales stubs
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