Common name: Purple Toothwort
Scientific name: Lathraea clandestina 紫齒鱗草
Genus: Lathraea 齒鱗草屬
Family: Orobanchaceae 列當科, broomrape family
Remarks*: It is a root parasite on species of Alnus 榿木屬 (alder), 赤楊屬, Salix 柳屬 (willow, sallow or osier) and Populus 楊屬 (poplar, aspen or cottonwood).
Origin: Neotype (established after 1500 AD). It is a suboceanic Temperate species, native to Belgium, France, Spain and Italy. It was introduced around 1888 and was reported from the wild in 1908.
Date: 10th April
164 Found on a slope. These clusters are partly covered by fallen leaves.
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184 Corolla tube was partly probably eaten away, reveals stamen and style inside.
177 Corolla tube was probably partly eaten away, reveals the stamen.
208 bumblebee is busy visiting different flowers
206 The head of the bumblebee is getting inside the corolla tube.
210 Only the back of the bumblebee could be seen.
Enjoys the video.....busy bumblebee
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