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Genus

Melampyrum

Called “cow-wheats” in GBIF

Melampyrum is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae known commonly as cow wheat. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They are hemiparasites on other plants, obtaining water and nutrients from host plants, though some are able to survive on their own without parasitising other plants.

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Plants in this genus

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Narrowleaf cow wheat

Narrowleaf cow wheat

Melampyrum lineare

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Research on Melampyrum

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Small native wildflower confirmed growing in remote northern Ontario

Every confirmed sighting like this helps map where native wildflowers still hang on in wild, unde...

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What science is finding about Melampyrum

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