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Purple toothwort, Lathraea clandestina, is an unusual plant in that it has no leaves and no chlorophyll. Instead, it is a parasite – tapping into the roots of its host through suckers called haustoria and absorbing nutrients from them directly. While poplar and willow species are the most common hosts, other tree species will also be infected. It is native to central and western France and Spain, but has been naturalised elsewhere – either deliberately or by importation of infected plants, and typically grows in woodlands or along streams. The plant has fleshy, purple-brown stems and produces tubular flowers that emerge from the ground. While usually purple, these flowers can also be pink or white. The seeds are expelled some distance from the parent plant and can take 10 years to grow into a flowering plant (assuming a suitable host is found). The name “toothwort” comes from the shape of its underground rhizomes, which resemble teeth. In France it is called clandestine.
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