Friday, 18 August 2023

Parentucellia viscosa

Common name: Yellow Bartsia
Scientific name: Parentucellia viscosa
Genus: Parentucellia 腺鈴草屬
Family: Orobanchaceae 列當科, broomrape family

Origin: native

Remarks*: It is a hemiparasite on the roots of grasses. It is formly placed in Scrophulariaceae 玄參科, the figwort family.

Date: 9th Aug

90212 The habitat that yellow bartsia could be found.

90175 An erect, unbranched annual, can reach up to 50cm.

90211 An extraordinary tall specimen.

90200 Stem and calyx tube covered by sticky glandular hairs.

90200-1 The sticky glandular hairs on the stem and calyx tube.

90201 The leaves.

90204 The underside of the leaf.

90177 Flowers axillary.

90189

90189-1 The side view of the ridged calyx tube.

90187 The top view of the flowers.

90187-1

90178 The stigma is hanging out of the flower.

90186 Flower corolla 16-25mm, lower lip much longer than upper.

90177 The outer surface of the petals are also covered by glandular hairs.

90183

90194 Anthers could be seen just under the green stigma in this flower.

90188

90188 The fruit.

90216 The split open fruit.

90215 The black dots may be the seeds of this plant.

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