Toothwort

Parasitic toothwort (Lathraea squamaria) growing under a common lime (Tilia x europaea) at Woodseats, Sheffield (UK).

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Trois Têtes (TT) says:

Very strange

When you say parasitic - is it like mistletoe?
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It grows as a parasite on the roots of trees and shrubs, only appearing above ground when it produces flowers. It doesn't have any chlorophyll, hence the rather ghostly appearance.
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Dave JG says:

Beautiful shot - I remember it from the upper Moss Valley when I was in Sheffield.
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Rienk Mebius says:

the other one being the Purple Toothwort, with a bit less ghostly look.
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Roger B. says:

Yes, there's some purple toothwort in Sheffield Botanical Gardens. Pictures here and here.
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Rienk Mebius says:

My photo was also in a botanical garden, Delft. A nice collection of Toothwort there. I didn't see the A. nemorosa this year though.
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