Melampyrum lineare Desr.

Narrowleaf cowwheat (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Melampyrum

Characteristics

Stems simple or commonly branched, 1–4 dm; cauline lvs below the branches (usually lacking at anthesis) oblanceolate to spatulate; lvs subtending the branches sessile or short-petiolate, 2–6 cm, narrowly linear to lance-ovate; bracteal lvs often laciniately toothed near the base; cal-lobes subulate, longer than the tube; cor 6–12 mm, white with yellow palate; fr 8–10 mm; 2n=18. Woods, or toward the n. also in bogs or wet soil; Lab. to B.C., s. to Va., O., n. Ind., and Minn., and along the mts to Ga. Four vars.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Eye Medicine (unspecified)
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Images

Leaf

Melampyrum lineare leaf picture by bryan brunet (cc-by-sa)
Melampyrum lineare leaf picture by Gena Abramson (cc-by-sa)
Melampyrum lineare leaf picture by Vicki Brown (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Melampyrum lineare flower picture by Eddie Veenstra (cc-by-sa)
Melampyrum lineare flower picture by Anna Tydniouk (cc-by-sa)
Melampyrum lineare flower picture by Michel G (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Melampyrum lineare world distribution map, present in Canada, France, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156223-2
WFO ID wfo-0001136536
COL ID 3Z5CK
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Melampyrum brachiatum Melampyrum lanceolatum Melampyrum latifolium Melampyrum lineare f. brachiatum Melampyrum americanum Melampyrum lineare subvar. brachycladum Melampyrum lineare var. americanum Melampyrum lineare var. pectinatum Melampyrum lineare var. lineare Melampyrum lineare subsp. pectinatum Melampyrum lineare var. latifolium Melampyrum lineare