Lathraea rhodopaea

Rhodope Toothwort

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Common name

Rhodope Toothwort.

Scientific name

Lathraea rhodopaea Dingler.

Conservation status and threats

PROTECTED species in Bulgaria - enlisted in Annex 3 of Bulgarian Biodiversity Act.

Description and identification

Herbaceous perennial parasitic plant. Stems are 10-40 cm high. The inflorescence is a cylindrical spike. Flowering March - April. Parasite on tree roots.^[1]

Distribution in Bulgaria

The Rhodopes, Thracian Plane and The Slavianka. Between 200 and 1650 m altitude.^[2]

General distribution

Bulgaria and Greece.

References

[1] Делипавлов, Д., И. Чешмеджиев, М. Попова, Д. Терзийски, И. Ковачев. 2003. Определител на растенията в България. Аграрен университет. Пловдив.

[2] Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov & R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation.

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