Melampyrum arvense L.

Species in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection

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Distribution
Melampyrum arvense (rights holder: Arthur Chapman)© Arthur Chapman (licence)

Field Cow-wheat

This annual plant is hemi-parasitic (1), this means that its roots attach to those of other plants and it is able to obtain some nutrition from them. Plants grown in the absence of a host fail to thrive. A wide range of plants can be used as hosts (1), especially grasses (6). Field cow-wheat flowers from June to September, the flowers being pollinated by bumblebees (6). The heavy seeds are poor di... © Wildscreen (licence)

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Definition
Parent Taxon
Melampyrum
Global Pollen Project UUID
497c753e-8b46-4257-816f-551341425a14
Botanical Reference
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