Odontites vernus subsp. serotinus

Species category

Weed

Common name

red bartsia

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

  • Length 1.2–1.5 mm
  • Width 0.6–0.8 mm
  • Thickness 0.5–0.7 mm

Color

Light yellow

Texture

Ten or more strong, sharp longitudinal ridges with minute transverseTransverse:
Set crosswise, crossing or at right angles.
ribs between them

Other structures

Scar is at narrow end.

Identification notes

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.
can have a twisted appearance which is followed by the longitudinal ridges. Lateral ribs are many and very small.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

More information

For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.

Nomenclature

Family

Orobanchaceae

Valid name

Odontites vernus (Bellardi) Dumort. subsp. serotinus (Dumort.) Corb.

Synonyms

Odontites serotinus Dumort.
Odontites vulgaris Moench

 Odontites vulgaris.  Achenes with ten or more strong, sharp longitudinal ridges.
Odontites vulgaris. Achenes with ten or more strong, sharp longitudinal ridges.