Taxonomy: Fam. Orobanchaceae// Genus: Lathraea// Species: Lathraea squamaria L. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011).
Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et. al, 1972).
Lifeform: Obligate root parasite on trees. Found on Alnus glutinosa as host.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Iran; East and west Himalaya according to distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Woods, forests, riparian vegetation.
Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR.
References:
Lathraea squamaria L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:662054-1 [Accessed 13.03.2022]
Lathraea squamaria. Marhold, K. (2011+): Lathraea. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=34252&PTRefFk=7200000 [Accessed 13.03.2022]
Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.