Purple Toothwort
Purple Toothwort / lathraea clandestina. Hilton, Derbyshire. 09/04/21.
'COLOUR CONTRASTS.'
Just a fragment view of the numerous carpets of Purple Toothwort on show at Hilton Gravel Pits NR.
Before my visit to find these parasitic plants for the first time, I wondered how easy they would be to locate. Once there, in the right place, I found out - EASY!
Although the flowers hugged the woodland floor, their striking violet/purple colours really popped amid the greenery of prolific mosses. Despite the dreary afternoon weather and poor light, there really was no chance I could have missed them :-)
Purple Toothwort
Purple Toothwort / lathraea clandestina. Hilton, Derbyshire. 09/04/21.
'COLOUR CONTRASTS.'
Just a fragment view of the numerous carpets of Purple Toothwort on show at Hilton Gravel Pits NR.
Before my visit to find these parasitic plants for the first time, I wondered how easy they would be to locate. Once there, in the right place, I found out - EASY!
Although the flowers hugged the woodland floor, their striking violet/purple colours really popped amid the greenery of prolific mosses. Despite the dreary afternoon weather and poor light, there really was no chance I could have missed them :-)