Photographs: Sherkin Island, Cork |
Yellow Bartsia Yellow flowers, occasionally white, 2-lipped, lower lip longer, 3-lobed. Hairy seed capsule. Opposite, stalkless leaves, coarse-toothed, oblong-lanceolate. Erect, sticky-hairy plant, usually un-branched. Height: 10-50cm. Found on damp, open, sandy soil. Grassland, pathsides, dune slacks. Can be locally frequent, often coastal in SW Ireland. Rare in N and W. |
Photographs above: Barleycove, County Cork.