| Lathraea japonica is a
perennial herb found in somewhat damp deciduous tree forests;
rhizomes branch, crawl underground, erect 10-30cm-in-height thick
peduncles with spike-like racemes in 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. |
