Low/short, semi-parasitic, often purplish, downy, well-branched. Leaves long and pointed, toothed, unstalked, in opposite pairs. Flowers pink, two-lipped, open-mouthed, lower lip 3-lobed, in leafy, one-sided flowerheads; June-September. Less common plant which flowers late in the season. Can be found in near meadow, on bank by roadway. Spotters' score: 9 ref: p.222/6 |
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