Common Toothwort (Lathraea squamaria)
Lathraea squamaria is a chlorophyll-less parasitic plant found in damp European and Asian woodlands, attaching to deciduous tree roots for all its sustenance.
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Synonyms
Clandestina squamaria (L.) Legrand
Squamaria orobanche Scop.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderLamiales
- familyOrobanchaceae
- genusLathraea
- speciesLathraea squamaria