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Lathraea clandestina

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Lathraea clandestina

Popular names

Spanish: Hierba de la matriz
English: Purple toothwort
Dutch: Paarse schubwortel
French: Lathrée clandestine
German: Verborgene Schuppenwurz

Particularity

Parasita de Populus, Salix, Fagus
  • Identification: Sure
  • Camino: Camino del Norte
  • Found between: Zumaia - Itziar
  • Province: Guipúzcoa
  • Plant size: 5-10 cm
  • Flower size: 40-60 mm
  • Flowering months: 2-6
  • Ecology: Damp shaded places in open woodland, hedgerows

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