About Parentucellia latifolia (L.) Caruel
Parentucellia latifolia (L.) Caruel is a species of flowering plant in the Orobanchaceae family. It has several common names: red bartsia, red tarweed, and broadleaf glandweed. It is native to Europe, but it has been introduced to other continents including Australia, where it now occurs. This is an erect annual herb that grows a stiff, slender stem covered in hairs and sticky glands. It reaches a maximum height of around 30 centimeters. Its hairy leaves are split into triangular or lance-shaped lobes. The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers that grows at the end of the stem. Each flower is tubular, with a calyx of sepals that extends roughly halfway along the centimeter-long corolla. The corolla is magenta, sometimes with white patches, and has two raised yellow appendages in its lobed throat.
