Species

Melampyrum sylvaticum L.

Small Cow-Wheat

Orobanchaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

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

Synonyms

Melampyrum sylvaticum
Melampyrum aestivale
Melampyrum carpaticum
Melampyrum intermedium
Melampyrum laricetorum
Melampyrum subsylvaticum
Melampyrum sylvaticum L. subsp.
Melampyrum sylvaticum subsp. aestivale
Melampyrum sylvaticum subsp. carpaticum
Melampyrum sylvaticum subsp. intermedium
Melampyrum sylvaticum subsp. laricetorum
Melampyrum sylvaticum subsp. subsylvaticum
Melampyrum sylvaticum subsp. transsilvanicum
Melampyrum transsilvanicum

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;40&#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 short-obtuse teeth</b></ba>,...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Melampyrum sylvaticum

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 sylvaticum

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 sylvaticum

Melampyrum sylvaticum

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery

  • in nutrient-poor, acid habitats

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