Toothwort
Common Toothwort (Lathraea squamaria)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Orobanchaceae Genus: Lathraea
Species
Lathraea clandestina Lathraea japonica Lathraea rhodopea Lathraea squamaria Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class of flowering plants. ... Families See text The Order Lamiales is a taxon in the asterid group of dicotyledonous flowering plants. ... Genera See text. ... Species Seven species, including: Lathraea clandestina Lathraea japonica Lathraea squamaria Toothwort (Lathraea) is a small genus of 7 species of flowering plants, native to temperate Europe and Asia. ...

Toothwort (Lathraea) is a small genus of five to seven species of flowering plants, native to temperate Europe and Asia. They are parasites on the roots of other plants, and are completely lacking chlorophyll. They are classified in the family Orobanchaceae. In addition, Cardamine concatenata is also called toothwort. Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... A parasite is an organism that spends a significant portion of its life in or on the living tissue of a host organism and which causes harm to the host without immediately killing it. ... Chlorophyll is a green pigment found in most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria. ... The hierarchy of scientific classification In biological classification, family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. ... Genera See text. ... The Cutleaf Toothwort, Cardamine concatenata, is a perennial woodland plant native to Eastern North America. ...

Common Toothwort (Lathraea squamaria) is parasitic on the roots of hazel and alder, occasionally on beech, in shady places such as hedge sides. It consists of a branched whitish underground stem closely covered with thick, fleshy, colourless leaves, which are bent over so as to hide under the surface; irregular cavities communicating with the exterior are formed in the thickness of the leaf. This article is about the tree; for other meanings of hazel, see Hazel (disambiguation). ... Species About 20-30 species, see text. ... For other uses, see Beech (disambiguation). ... Look up foliage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The only portions that appear above ground in April to May are the short flower-bearing shoots, which bear a spike of two-lipped dull purple flowers. The scales which represent the leaves also secrete water, which escapes and softens the ground around the plant. For other uses, see Flower (disambiguation). ...

Purple Toothwort (Lathraea clandestina)

Purple Toothwort (Lathraea clandestina) grows on the roots of alder, poplar and willow. It differs in the dark purple flowers being produced one on each stem.
This article is about woody plants of the genus Populus. ... Species About 350, including: Salix acutifolia - Violet Willow Salix alaxensis - Alaska Willow Salix alba - White Willow Salix alpina - Alpine Willow Salix amygdaloides - Peachleaf Willow Salix arbuscula - Mountain Willow Salix arbusculoides - Littletree Willow Salix arctica - Arctic Willow Salix atrocinerea Salix aurita - Eared Willow Salix babylonica - Peking Willow Salix bakko Salix barrattiana...

References

• Flora Europaea: Lathraea
• Flora of China: Lathraea

Common Toothwort. Illustration from Thomé, Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885