Parentucellia viscosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae known by the common names yellow bartsia[2] and yellow glandweed.[3] It is native to Europe, but it can be found on other continents, including Australia and North America, as an introduced species.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Parentucellia |
| Species: | P. viscosa
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Description edit
This is an erect annual herb producing a stiff, slender stem coated in hairs and sticky glands. It reaches a maximum height of 50 to 70 centimeters. The hairy leaves are lance-shaped to oval and are lined with several teeth. The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers at the end of the stem. The flower is tubular, the calyx of sepals extending along most of the length of the corolla, which may exceed 2 centimeters long. The lobed, lipped corolla is yellow in color and glandular and sticky in texture.
The species is a root hemiparasite.[4] It is parasitic on plants in the Poaceae and Fabaceae, and inhibits the health of host species.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Parentucellia viscosa (L.) Caruel | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Parentucellia viscosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ Pate, J. S.; Bell, T. L. (2000). "Host Associations of the Introduced Annual Root Hemiparasite Parentucellia viscosa in Agricultural and Bushland Settings in Western Australia". Annals of Botany. 85 (2): 203–213. ISSN 0305-7364. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Suetsugu, Kenji; Takeuchi, Yuko; Futai, Kazuyoshi; Kato, Makoto (September 2012). "Host selectivity, haustorial anatomy and impact of the invasive parasite Parentucellia viscosa on floodplain vegetative communities in Japan: HOST SELECTIVITY OF THE INVASIVE PARASITE". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 170 (1): 69–78. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01263.x. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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