Red Bartsia ( Odontites verna )

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Family: Fig wort Scrophulariaceae

Description

Straggly, branched downy annual of disturbed ground, tracks and verges. Common and widespread throughout. Narrow, toothed leaves borne in opposite pairs. Pink-purple flowers, 8 to 10mm long, appear in spikes June to September. Plant often tinged red.