Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family)
Genus: Odontites (Red Bartsia)
Odontites vulgaris Moench - Common Bartsia
Odontites vernus (Bellardi) Dumort. - Red Bartsia
Odontites litoralis (Fr.) Fr. - Red Bartsia
Odontites luteus (L.) Clairv. - Yellow Bartsia
Chlorophyll containing hemiparasite, maximal 20 cm tall, annual. inflorescence: spike-like, secund,
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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Natural, established occurences | ![]() |
Artificial occurences |
The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
salt marshes
in moist to wet, periodically flooded, occasionally saline habitats