Category Archives: Orobanchaceae

False teeth in the Harris Garden.

The Toothwort, Lathraea squamaria, is a curious parasitic plant in the Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family) that may have gained its English name due to the flower spikes looking like rows of teeth.  The Latin name is perhaps rather more informative of … Continue reading

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