Melampyrum pratense

species of plant

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Vinony's link graph records 53 inbound references to Melampyrum pratense, and connects out to plant, Carl Linnaeus and International Standard Book Number.

Vinony files it under Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Orobanchaceae and Plants described in 1753.

Vinony links it to 27 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyOrobanchaceae

Native toAustria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany

Observations recorded401,549

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 3,994
With media: 2,940
Family: Orobanchaceae
Collections: MADUG-UG, DEK, CAS, AJTT, CM, OSW
Recorded in: Mexico, Poland, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, United Kingdom, Romania

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Melampyrum
Image: Melampyrum pratense.jpeg

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Melampyrum pratense
Commons category: Melampyrum pratense
taxon common name: navadni črnilec
Commons gallery: Melampyrum pratense
has fruit type: capsule
short name: M. pratense

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Encyclopedic overview

Melampyrum pratense, the common cow-wheat, is a plant species in the family Orobanchaceae.

The seed of the plant has an elaiosome, which is attractive to wood ants (Formica spp.). The ants disperse the seeds of the plant when they take them back to their nests to feed their young. The plant is an ancient woodland indicator, as the ants rarely carry the seeds more than a few yards, seldom crossing a field to go to a new woodland.

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Melampyrum pratense

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