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	Royal Horticultural Society - RHS Garden Hyde Hall: Plant of the Month
		Lathraea is a genus of seven species of leafless, mainly subterranean, parasitic perennials that grow on the roots of trees or shrubs in damp woodland in temperate Europe and Asia.
		Fleshy, ivory to mauve scales are produced on rhizomes, but no conventional leaves, and the flowers are tubular, two-lipped, white to mauve and borne in spring, at ground level.
		Lathraeas are generally free from pests and diseases.
	www.rhs.org.uk /WhatsOn/gardens/hydehall/archive/hydehallpom04apr.asp (428 words)

	Toothwort - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Toothwort (Lathraea) is a small genus of five to seven species of flowering plants, native to temperate Europe and Asia.
		Common Toothwort (Lathraea squamaria) is parasitic on the roots of hazel and alder, occasionally on beech, in shady places such as hedge sides.
		It consists of a branched whitish underground stem closely covered with thick, fleshy, colourless leaves, which are bent over so as to hide under the surface; irregular cavities communicating with the exterior are formed in the thickness of the leaf.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lathraea (225 words)

	Toothwort
		Toothwort, the popular name for a small British plant of curious form and growth, known botanically as Lathraea.
		The scales which represent the leaves also secrete water, which escapes and softens the ground around the plant.
		Lathraea is closely allied to another British parasitic plant, broomrape (Orobanche).
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/to/Toothwort.html (156 words)

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