Bellardia latifolia

(Linnaeus) Cuatrecasas

Trab. Mus. Ci. Nat. Barcelona 12: 428. 1929.

Common names: Broadleaf glandweed or parentucellia
Introduced
Basionym: Euphrasia latifolia Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 604. 1753
Synonyms: Parentucellia latifolia (Linnaeus) Caruel
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 490. Mentioned on page 491.

Stems simple or with few ascending branches proximally, 6–30 cm, glandular-hairy. Leaves 4 or 5 pairs, ascending or divaricate, glandular-hairy; blade ovate, 4–10(–12) x 2–7 mm, margins purple, apex acute. Spikelike racemes 2–18 cm; flowers 1–12 pairs, interrupted proximally, dense distally, glandular-hairy; peduncle absent; bracts foliaceous, 7–9 x 6–7 mm, margins of distal bracts with 1 pair of teeth. Pedicels 0.5–2 mm, glabrous. Flowers: calyx tubular, 6–12 mm, tube 4–9.5 mm, hairy or glandular-hairy, lobes +/- equal, lanceolate, 2–4 x 1.5–2 mm, herbaceous, margins entire, apex acute, hairy or glandular-hairy; corolla red-purple, 8–18 mm, glandular-hairy externally, throat with 2 yellow, ridgelike appendages, abaxial lobes spreading, adaxial projecting; stamens included, pollen sacs yellow, 1–2 mm, mucronate distally, glabrous, dehiscing longitudinally in distal 3/4–4/5; style 4–6 mm, glabrous; stigma 2-lobed. Capsules 6–12 x 2–3 mm, glabrous. Seeds 0.3–0.5 mm, smooth. 2n = 48 (Europe).


Phenology: Flowering Apr–May.
Habitat: Pastures, roadsides, open areas.
Elevation: 0–100 m.

Distribution

Introduced; Calif., Europe, n Africa, Atlantic Islands (Canary Islands), introduced also in South America, w Asia, s Australia.

Discussion

Bellardia latifolia may be found also in the Canary Islands and as an introduction to South America.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Bellardia latifolia"
Elizabeth H. Zacharias +
(Linnaeus) Cuatrecasas +
Euphrasia latifolia +
Broadleaf glandweed or parentucellia +
Calif. +, Europe +, n Africa +, Atlantic Islands (Canary Islands) +, introduced also in South America +, w Asia +  and s Australia. +
0–100 m. +
Pastures, roadsides, open areas. +
Flowering Apr–May. +
Trab. Mus. Ci. Nat. Barcelona +
Introduced +
Parentucellia latifolia +
Bellardia latifolia +
Bellardia +
species +