Bellardia viscosa
Orobanchaceae
Yellow Parentucellia
Plant erect, hairy. Stems unbranched. Leaves opposite, stemless, with lance-shaped blade, heavily veined, toothed. Flower spike narrow, at top. Flower tube about same length as calyx. Flower yellow, 1 in. long, sticky-hairy; 2 lips, upper lip short, lower lip longer with 3 distinct lobes leading to 2 ridges on tube floor. A Mediterranean weed found in moist pastures, grassy sites, along coast and Columbia River.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Late Spring
- Flower Form: 5 petals, 2 lips (Scrophulariaceae)
- Life Cycle: Annual
- Height: 12–25 inches
- Habitat: Coastal, Disturbed, Meadow, Vernal Wet
- Found In: Olympic NP
- Native: No
- Latin Synonyms: Parentucellia viscosa
