Species

Melampyrum pratense L.

Common Cow-Wheat

Orobanchaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family)
Genus: Melampyrum (Cowwheat)

Synonyms

Melampyrum pratense
Melampyrum alpestre
Melampyrum commutatum
Melampyrum laciniatum
Melampyrum pratense L. subsp.
Melampyrum pratense subsp. alpestre
Melampyrum pratense subsp. angustifrons
Melampyrum pratense subsp. commutatum
Melampyrum pratense subsp. divaricatum
Melampyrum pratense subsp. engleri
Melampyrum pratense subsp. hians
Melampyrum pratense subsp. laciniatum
Melampyrum pratense subsp. oligocladum
Melampyrum pratense subsp. paludosum
Melampyrum pratense subsp. paradoxum
Melampyrum pratense subsp. purpureum
Melampyrum pratense subsp. tatrense
Melampyrum pratense subsp. vulgatum
Melampyrum pratense var. hians
Melampyrum pratense var. oligocladum
Melampyrum vulgatum

Related species

Melampyrum cristatum L. - Crested Cow-Wheat
Melampyrum arvense L. - Field Cow-Wheat
Melampyrum nemorosum L. - Wood Cow-Wheat
Melampyrum pratense L. - Common Cow-Wheat
Melampyrum sylvaticum L. - Small Cow-Wheat

Traits


    Chlorophyll containing hemiparasite, 10&#8211;60&#8239;cm tall, annual. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> <ba><b>secund</b></ba>, <ba>mostly loosely flowered</ba>. <span class="v1">supporting-leaves of the flowers:</span> <ba><b>with awn-like teeth</b></ba>, <ba...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Melampyrum pratense

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Melampyrum pratense

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Melampyrum pratense

Melampyrum pratense

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

  • in nutrient-poor, acid habitats

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