A site for botanists in Hampshire

Welcome to this site, which provides a forum for the Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI) in Hampshire, and acts as the web site for the Hampshire Rare Plant Register project.

One or two parts of this site are not installed yet, and some are only open to testers. But feel free to explore, using the menus on the left. More material becomes available quite often, so check back in the near future. To see what's new on the site and to hear about what's going on, go to the News page.

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Yellow Bartsia

The Yellow Bartsia or Sticky Bartsia (Parentucellia viscosa) is a widespread but rather uncommon plant in Hampshire.

It can be found in damp acid grassland, usually in rather open vegetation, where its vivid lemon-yellow flowers and its tendency to grow in swarms make it a conspicuous member of the plant community.

You can find it flowering from early June to September in the southern New Forest, close to the Solent coast, and on the heaths of North-east Hampshire.

©Martin Rand 2008