Melampyrum pratense
Common Cow Wheat
Also known as: Melampyrum ceretanum Sennen, 1927 +6 more
- Melampyrum ceretanum Sennen, 1927
- Melampyrum lineare Saut. ex Nyman
- Melampyrum pratense subsp. divaricatum (A.Kern.) Jas.
- Melampyrum pratense subsp. vulgatum (Beck) Ronniger
- Melampyrum pratense var. castanetorum Murr
- Melampyrum pratense var. chrysanthum Beauverd
- Melampyrum vulgare Druce, 1914
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orobanchaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a hemiparasitic annual.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Europe, Melampyrum pratense (commonly known as Common Cow-Wheat) is a parasitic plant belonging to the Orobanchaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Irkutsk
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