Red Bartsia

Odontites vernus

habitat in rough horse pasture, Kenfig Ind. Est. fields, Neath Port Talbot
habitat in rough horse pasture, Kenfig Ind. Est. fields, Neath Port Talbot
habitat in rough horse pasture, Kenfig Ind. Est. fields, Neath Port Talbot
attracting in a Shrill Carder Bee, Baglan Moors, Neath Port Talbot
attracting in a Shrill Carder Bee, Baglan Moors, Neath Port Talbot
attracting in a Shrill Carder Bee, Baglan Moors, Neath Port Talbot
habitat in rough horse pasture, Kenfig Ind. Est. fields, Neath Port Talbot
habitat in rough horse pasture, Kenfig Ind. Est. fields, Neath Port Talbot
habitat in rough horse pasture, Kenfig Ind. Est. fields, Neath Port Talbot
habitat on secondary dunes, Margam landfill site, Neath Port Talbot
habitat on secondary dunes, Margam landfill site, Neath Port Talbot
habitat on secondary dunes, Margam landfill site, Neath Port Talbot
Common Name:
Red Bartsia
Scientific Name:
Odontites vernus
Rank:
Dicots
Division:
Flowering Plants
Family (Vernacular):
figwort family
Family (Scientific):
Scrophulariaceae
Longevity:
Annual
Status1:
Native
Soil Moisture:
Dry-Damp
Star Rating:
Flowering:
Aug - Oct
Height:
15 - 35cm

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Species Description

Red Bartsia is a native annual growing 15-40 cm in height and flowers from August into October. The small unobtrusive flowers belie how important this species is for bumble-bee conservation and it is a fundamental component of nearly all sites where the nationally scarce Shrill Carder Bee is now found.

Habitat Advice

An annual root-hemiparasite of short, typically grazed, grasslands, tracks, road verges, pathways, brownfield sites and saltmarshes. Sometimes occurs in abundance on reseeded grass slopes. Succeeds in a variety of soils, where its semi-parasitic habit reveals associations with various species of grass, Red Clover and Plantains. The flowers are especially attractive to bumblebees and it is a key forage plant two BAP species; the Shrill Carder-bee and Brown-banded Carder-bee.