Needles Eye Wood, Essex

Purple Toothwort, Roman River Valley Nature Reserve

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Purple Toothwort (Lathraea clandestina) is not native to the British Isles, and was introduced in the c19 as an ornamental garden plant. It is a parasite living on the roots of various trees.

Uploaded to Geograph by Roger Jones on 6 May 2013

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