Melampyrum sylvaticum
Small Cow Wheat
Also known as: Melampyrum pratense Tausch ex Koch +2 more
- Melampyrum pratense Tausch ex Koch
- Melampyrum sylvaticum subsp. carpathicum P.Fourn., 1937
- Melampyrum sylvaticum var. intermedium (Ronniger & Schinz) Pauca & Nyarady
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orobanchaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a hemiparasitic annual.
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Melampyrum sylvaticum (commonly known as Small Cow-Wheat) is a parasitic plant belonging to the Orobanchaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
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, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia