Odontites verna

["Stephan at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu L. at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu Hatch" at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu]

*Dear* Taxacomers:

Thank you *so much* for your prompt and nearly overwhelming response
to my plea for help.  For those who are curious, it's full name is
Odontites verna (Bellardi) Dumortier, with 5 ssp. and or varieties.
The common name is red bartsia, or eyebright.  The German common name
is Zahntrost, which translates to "toothwort".  It is in the
Scrophulariaceae family, (Scrophulariaceae: Rhinanthoideae:
Rhinanatheae), and for the most part is native to the warmer parts of
Europe, but may be introduced in the U.S.  It is a hamiparasite,
mainly on grasses.

Again, my deepest thanks for your responses.  I hope you all have a
wonderful weekend, and good luck in carrying the taxonomy banner to
greater recognition as a worthwhile and necessary scientific field.

Kimberly D'Angelo
Herbarium Secretary
c/o Stephan L. Hatch
Curator
S.M. Tracy Herbarium
Texas A&M University
s-hatch at tamu.edu
409/845-4328