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Lathraea squamaria

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 11.04.2023

Meanings

kahvatulilla soomusjate lehtede ja roosade õitega lihakas roomav parasiittaim

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ID 635248 Last modified 11.04.2023
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Domain classified botany
common toothwort
Lathraea squamaria L.
  • taimeliik käopäka (Lathraea) perekonnast ja soomukaliste (Orobanchaceae) sugukonnast
    Good to know
    • Roosakate, ilma klorofüllita, lihakate soomusjate lehtedega taimed. Õied ühekülgses kobaras. Õie ülahuul kiiverjas, terve, alahuul kolmehõlmaline. Kõrgus 10-30 cm. Parasiittaim lehtpuude, eriti leppade ja sarapuude juurtel. Hajusalt.
  • a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae
  • a leafless fleshy herb, parasitic on the roots of hazel and other trees, bearing a double row of pinkish-white drooping flowers, and having tooth-like scales upon the root-stock
harilik käopäkk
Usage examples
  • Käopäka perekonna ainus liik meie looduses kannab teaduslikku nimetust harilik käopäkk (Lathraea squamaria).
common toothwort
toothwort
Lathraea squamaria L.
Good to know
  • The generic name Lathraea comes from the Greek word lathraios, meaning secret, referring to the fact that toothwort spends much of its life cycle hidden underground. The specific epithet squamaria means 'with scales' in Latin, referring to its scale-like leaves.
Lathraea squamaria

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