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bartsia

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bartsia [ˈbɑːtsɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several species of semiparasitic scrophulariaceous plants, including red bartsia (Odontites verna), a pink-flowered weed of cornfields
[New Latin, named after Johann Bartsch (died 1738), German botanist]
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Broguestown Stud offers Red Bartsia (991), a Barathea half-sister to popular stayer Persian Punch and to the dam of Aqlaam, while Osberstown Stud sends through Inforapenny (912), who was third in the 2000 Irish Oaks and who is carrying to Excellent Art.
Aga Khan Studs sure to tempt buyers with choice-bred mares by The Racing Post (London, England)
BOTANICAL whizz Gary McLardy visited Cabin Hill nature reserve and found blooming wintergreen, tufted vetch, yellow and red bartsia, common mullein (still a scarce plant at this site), wild carrot and many purple loosestrifes.
country: John Dempsey on country matters .. by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
To determine whether gene transfer takes place in the opposite direction--from parasite to host--Palmer's team compared several genes from different species of the common weed genus Plantago with those in parasitic flower species of the Bartsia and Cuscuta genera.
Give and take: plant parasites dole out genes while stealing nutrients by Brownlee, C. / Science News
 
 
 
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