Odontites luteus is an annual plant, hemiparasite, 10 to 60 cm high.

The pubescent corolla, with ciliate-bearded margins, has a deep yellow color.

[1] Odontites luteus is distributed in Europe and North Africa (subsp.

It prefers moderately dry soils, usually limestone, poor in clay, but always in sunny exposure.

In Central Europe, this plant belongs to the Festuco-Brometea and Sedo-Scleranthetea classes.