Lathraea squamaria

#Lathraeasquamaria #Lathraea #GewöhnlicheSchuppenwurz #commontoothwort #lathréeécailleuse #clandestineécailleuse #latreacomune #escuamaria #Pflanze #Plant #Spring #Nature

Spring Forward: Reproductive Phenology of the Holoparasite Lathraea squamaria (Orobanchaceae) Lathraea squamaria is a peculiar holoparasitic plant. Here, we show that over a 14-year period, key stages in the reproductive phenology of this parasite have started significantly earlier. Most rema...

It's just in and in time for Christmas: our recently published #OpenAccess paper showing an astounding 14 YEARS of monitoring of #Lathraea, a peculiar #ParasiticPlant that shows earlier reproductive #phenology potentially following host-derived cues!

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Second time ever that I see the beautiful purple hues of #Lathraea in the field.
#Orobanchaceae #ParasiticPlants