Mediterranean lineseed (Λευκή Μπάρτσια)

Bellardia trixago is a species of flowering plant in the broomrape family known as trixago bartsia or Mediterranean lineseed. Mediterranean lineseed, like other broomrapes, is parasitic; this species is hemiparasitic in that it is green and photosynthetic but also taps into the roots of other plants to extract nutrients.It was spotted in large numbers, near Metochi village, south Pelion mountain, Greece.