Tribe Rhinantheae Higher classification Scrophulariaceae | Scientific name Melampyrum Rank Genus | |
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Similar Melampyrum pratense, Melampyrum nemorosum, Melampyrum arvense, Melampyrum sylvaticum, Rhinanthus | ||
Wachtelweizen melampyrum
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 they are able to survive on their own without parasitising other plants.
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Melampyrum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including the mouse moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis).
Red wood ants formica rufa and cow wheat melampyrum seeds
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