Red Bartsia - Odontites vernus
Description
Usually under 30 cm tall, hairy and often purplish. Stems are fairly erect and often squarish. Flowers reddish pink 8 to 10 mm long, The lower lip somewhat deflexed, the anthers often protruding.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Meadows, scrub, roadsides, field boundaries and waste places.
When to see it
July to October.
Life History
Annual - often common where found.
UK Status
Fairly frequent throughout Britain.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 208 of the 617 tetrads.
Leicestershire & Rutland Map
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