Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family)
Genus: Melampyrum (Cowwheat)
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
Chlorophyll containing hemiparasite, 10–40 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>,...
Natural, established occurences | Artificial occurences |
perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery
in nutrient-poor, acid habitats