Melampyrum pratense L.

Common cow-wheat (en), Mélampyre des prés (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Melampyrum

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.175-0.425m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread myrmecochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.18 - 0.43
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Melampyrum pratense habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Melampyrum pratense habit picture by Ernst Fürst (cc-by-sa)
Melampyrum pratense habit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Melampyrum pratense leaf picture by Alexandre BONNAMOUR (cc-by-sa)
Melampyrum pratense leaf picture by Lucas Hernandez (cc-by-sa)
Melampyrum pratense leaf picture by Kai Best (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Melampyrum pratense flower picture by Schermer Pim (cc-by-sa)
Melampyrum pratense flower picture by Schermer Pim (cc-by-sa)
Melampyrum pratense flower picture by Alexandre BONNAMOUR (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Melampyrum pratense fruit picture by Thomas Andreef (cc-by-sa)
Melampyrum pratense fruit picture by Alexander Baransky (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Melampyrum pratense world distribution map, present in Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:805713-1
WFO ID wfo-0001136626
COL ID 3Z5D4
BDTFX ID 41602
INPN ID 107795
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Melampyrum variscorum Melampyrum paludosum Melampyrum montanum Melampyrum castanetorum Melampyrum chrysanthum Melampyrum digitatum Melampyrum pseudosylvaticum Melampyrum paradoxum Melampyrum laciniatum Melampyrum laciniatum Melampyrum vulgatum Melampyrum pratense subsp. laciniatum Melampyrum montanum subsp. scotianum Melampyrum pratense var. paludosum Melampyrum pratense