Lathraea clandestina L.
(Purple Toothwort)

Interactions where Lathraea clandestina is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
(underground) underground rhizome parasitises root UK/Ireland Gunnera manicata Brazilian Giant Rhubarb, Brazilian Giant-rhubarb Gunnerales: Gunneraceae Purple Toothwort on Gunnera again, Oswald, P.H., 2011
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Lathraea clandestina/Lathraea clandestinapurple toothwortundergroundrhizome Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gunnerales/Gunneraceae/Gunnera manicata/Gunnera manicatabrazilian giant rhubarb, brazilian giant-rhubarbroot
(underground) underground rhizome parasitises root Major Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2), Stace, C., 1997
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Lathraea clandestina/Lathraea clandestinapurple toothwortundergroundrhizome Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/PopuluspoplarsrootMajor
(underground) underground rhizome parasitises root Major Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2), Stace, C., 1997
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Lathraea clandestina/Lathraea clandestinapurple toothwortundergroundrhizome Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/SalixwillowsrootMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985Flora of the British Isles3 edition, 688pp, Cambridge University Press
Oswald, P.H., 2011Purple Toothwort on Gunnera againBSBI News No. 118: 44, plate2.
Stace, C., 1997New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2)Second edition edition, 1130pp, Cambridge University Press

Lathraea clandestina (Purple Toothwort) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLathraea clandestina (Purple Toothwort)
FamilyOROBANCHACEAE (eyebrights, cow-wheats, louseworts & broomrapes)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lathraea clandestina (Purple Toothwort)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Oswald, P.H. 2011 Purple Toothwort on Gunnera again BSBI News No. 118: 44, plate2.

Lathraea clandestina (Purple Toothwort) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lathraea clandestina (Purple Toothwort):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 13 images of Lathraea clandestina (Purple Toothwort)
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