Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Burnat & Barbey
                
                
                    
Source:
tro
                
                
                    
Year:
1882
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Not. Voy. Bot. Baléar. : 42 (1882)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001043602
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Recordon's Odontites
 - Odontites recordonii
 - Recordon's Flower
                         
                     
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Odontites recordonii (also called 'Recordon's Odontites', among many other common names) is an annual herbaceous plant with small, white flowers and a hairy stem. It is native to South America and can be found in grasslands, meadows, and open woodlands.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Odontites recordonii is used for making furniture, tools, and other crafts. It is also used as a source of fuel and has medicinal properties.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Odontites recordonii has small white flowers with five petals. Its seeds are small and black. Its seedlings have long, narrow leaves.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Odontites recordonii can be propagated from seeds or by division of the rootstock. It prefers moist, well-drained soils in partial shade. It is a slow-growing species and can take several years to reach its full size.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Odontites recordonii
                        
                            Odontites recordonii is found in the tropical forests of Colombia.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Odontites genus
                        
                                                    
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Orobanchaceae family
                        
                            Aeginetia indica, 
Aeginetia mirabilis, 
Aeginetia mpomii, 
Aeginetia selebica, 
Aeginetia sessilis, 
Aeginetia sinensis, 
Aeginetia flava, 
Aeginetia acaulis, 
Agalinis angustifolia, 
Agalinis aphylla, 
Agalinis aspera, 
Agalinis auriculata, 
Agalinis bandeirensis, 
Agalinis bangii, 
Agalinis brachyphylla, 
Agalinis calycina, 
Agalinis chaparensis, 
Agalinis communis, 
Agalinis decemloba, 
Agalinis densiflora, 
Agalinis digitalis, 
Agalinis divaricata, 
Agalinis edwardsiana, 
Agalinis fasciculata, 
Agalinis fiebrigii, 
Agalinis filicaulis, 
Agalinis filifolia, 
Agalinis gattingeri, 
Agalinis genistifolia, 
Agalinis gypsophila, 
Agalinis heterophylla, 
Agalinis homalantha, 
Agalinis humilis, 
Agalinis itambensis, 
Agalinis kingsii, 
Agalinis lanceolata, 
Agalinis laxa, 
Agalinis linarioides, 
Agalinis linifolia, 
Agalinis maritima, 
Agalinis megalantha, 
Agalinis meyeniana, 
Agalinis nana, 
Agalinis navasotensis, 
Agalinis neoscotica, 
Agalinis obtusifolia, 
Agalinis oligophylla, 
Agalinis peduncularis, 
Agalinis pennellii, 
Agalinis plukenetii,                         
 
                     
                                
                                    
                        References
                        
                            POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:806443-1: Govaerts R (ed.). 2023. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 11]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 20 April 2023].