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Melampyrum cristatum L.

Crested Cow-Wheat

Orobanchaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family)
Genus: Melampyrum (Cowwheat)

Synonyms

Melampyrum cristatum
Melampyrum cristatum L. subsp.
Melampyrum cristatum L. var.
Melampyrum cristatum subsp. majus
Melampyrum cristatum subsp. ronnigeri
Melampyrum cristatum subsp. solstitiale
Melampyrum cristatum var. majus
Melampyrum ronnigeri
Melampyrum solstitiale
Melampyrum solstitialis

Related species

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

Traits


    Chlorophyll containing hemiparasite, 10&#8211;50&#8239;cm tall, annual. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> <ba><b>all-round</b></ba>, <ba>mostly densely flowered</ba>, cross-section often 4&#8209;edged. <span class="v1">supporting-leaves of the flowers:</span> <b...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Melampyrum cristatum

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Melampyrum cristatum

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Melampyrum cristatum

Melampyrum cristatum

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

  • in nutrient-poor, alkaline, periodically wet habitats

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