Photographs: County Cork

Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Hocas tae Family: Scrophulariaceae Flowering time: June-August. Hemiparasitic annual. Native. Reddish-pink flowers, two-lipped, in terminal leafy spike. Hairy seed capsule. Lanceolate leaves un-stalked, toothed, opposite. Branched, hard stems. Erect downy plant, very variable. Height: To 50 cm Two sub-species recognized, some Irish plants intermediate between the two. Wasteland, roadsides, stony arable land. Abundant throughout Ireland.

     



Red Bartsia. Ballingeary area, County Cork. August 2008.