Lathraea
Sign in to saveLathraea (toothwort) is a small genus of five to seven species of flowering plants, native to temperate Europe and Asia. They are parasitic plants on the roots of other plants, and are completely lacking chlorophyll. They are classified in the family Orobanchaceae.
Taxonomy · GBIF
Common Toothwort
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyOrobanchaceae
Observations15,809
Groupplantae
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- Instance of
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- Parent taxon
- Orobanchaceae
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- Lathraea squamaria.jpg
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- Species
- Cultural references
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Lathraea (toothwort) is a small genus of five to seven species of flowering plants, native to temperate Europe and Asia. They are parasitic plants on the roots of other plants, and are completely lacking chlorophyll. They are classified in the family Orobanchaceae.
thumb|left|Purple toothwort (Lathraea clandestina) thumb|left|Lathraea rhodopea