Bellardia trixago (bellardia)

Bellardia trixago

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Bellardia trixago (bellardia) is an annual herb (family Scrophulariaceae) found in the San Francisco Bay region, southern Sacramento Valley, western North Coast Ranges and central coast of California. It is commonly found in disturbed grasslands, including rare serpentine grasslands, as well as along roadsides and in fields. Bellardia is a hemi-parasitic plant that connects its shallow roots to those of host plants. The plants rely on these host plants to obtain necessary nutrients for survival, but is capable of photosynthesis. The impacts and invasiveness of bellardia are generally minor, but it can crowd out rare native plants that are endemic to serpentine soils.

Cal-IPC Inventory rating: Limited

Cal-IPC Resources on Bellardia trixago

• California Invasive Plant Inventory Assessment Form (pdf) - Information gathered by Cal-IPC on the impacts, rate of spread, and distribution of invasive plants in California. Does not include management information.
• Species account from Invasive Plants of California's Wildlands - Includes biology and management information.
• Cal-IPC News - Articles from our quarterly newsletter. Each issue is available as a pdf. (None for this species.)
• Cal-IPC Symposium Proceedings - Presentations and papers from our annual Symposium. (None for this species).

Cal-IPC News Articles

• None for this species.

Cal-IPC Symposium Proceedings

• None for this species.

Other Resources on Bellardia trixago

• USDA PLANTS database - Federal database with information on identification and distribution, and links to websites in individual states.
• Jepson Online Interchange for California Flora -Information on taxonomy, biology, and distribution from the UC Berkeley Jepson Herbarium.
• CalFlora - Distribution information by county based on submitted observations and herbarium specimens.
• CalPhotos - Images of plants taken mostly in California.

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