Lathraea japonica
is a perennial herb found in somewhat damp deciduous tree forests;
rhizomes branch, crawl underground, and erect 10-30cm-in-height
thick peduncles with spike-like racemes which set many flowers. The
flowers are white, slightly tinge red-purple, with short pedicles,
the bases of which are membranaceous, and equip small oblong-ovate
bracts with sharp tips. Corollas are white-tinged with red-purple,
cylindrical, about 1.2cm long, with tips labiate. Bloom time:
May-July.
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
