Bartsia alpina, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1972, Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiacea to Myoporaceae, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 269

1. B. alpina L. , Sp. Pl. 602 (1753).

Glandular-hairy; stems 8-30(-40) cm, erect or ascending, simple. Leaves 10-25 x 6-15 mm, ovate, obtuse to subacute, crenate-serrate. Bracts like the leaves but decreasing in size upwards, dull purple, exceeding the calyx. Calyx 6-8 mm; teeth as long as tube or shorter, narrowly triangular, obtuse. Corolla 15-20 mm, dull, dark purple. Capsule distinctly longer than calyx. 2/z= 12, 24, 36. Damp places; usually on base-rich soils. N. Europe, and southwards in the mountains to the Pyrenees, S. Alps and S. W. Bulgaria.?A1 Au Br Bu Cz Fa Fe Ga Ge He Hs Is It Ju No Po Rm Rs (N, W) Su.