Global InformationMelampyrum lineare information
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Melampyrum |
| Species: | M. lineare
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| Melampyrum lineare Desr.
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Melampyrum lineare, commonly called the narrowleaf cow wheat,[1] is an herbaceous plant in the family Orobanchaceae. It is native to North America, where it is found in southern Canada and the northern United States, with an extension south in the Appalachian Mountains.[2] It has a wide habitat tolerance, but is usually found in drier and somewhat exposed woodlands.[3]
This species is hemiparasitic, meaning it receives energy from both photosynthesis and root parasitism. It is an herbaceous plant that grows in clumps about a 12 inches high. Its leaves are opposite and lanceolate to linear.[4] It produces tubular cream-colored flowers in the summer.[5]
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Melampyrum lineare". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Melampyrum lineare". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Herbarium of the University of Michigan". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ Minnesota Wildflowers
- ^ CT Botanical Society