Species

Parentucellia viscosa

Etymology

viscosa: sticky

Common Name(s)

tarweed

Authority

Parentucellia viscosa (L.) Caruel

Family

Orobanchaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

PARVIS

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

Yellow

Year Naturalised

1875

Origin

W. Europe, Mediterranean region, Azores (part of Macaronesia)

This page last updated on 8 Feb 2019