Usually when I remember to look out for some Orobanchaceae (and other cool plants) it isn't their time. Just looking out for them has never had any results. This year I finally managed to look out for them at the right time (even though the last report I found where from mid March). Though I have to admit that I looked on a map to find a legally accessible area where I would be likely to find them :')
Lathraea squamaria arent endangered or rare by any means, though if I hadn't looked out for them specifically I would most likely have missed most of them.
They grow in larger groups underneath Carpinus betulus and Alnus glutinosa. Next to the one group were some Betula pendula but I don't think they were in any relationship with the Lathraea squamaria. They were located near a wet meadow.
I think the meadow would be suitable for some other plants like Odontites vulgaris or Rhinanthus serotinus, though the meadow is barely accessible wich might finding and identifying harder. Defenetly going to mark a day in summer to not forgetting it again!
I have also found some wild Arum maculatum wich made me very happy. Not rare, I just like it so much more than the commonly used Arum italicum.
Tomorrow I will go on a little plant adventure through a bit with my sister, she said she has found something similar looking in yellow.
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