Melampyrum sylvaticum — Overview

Small Cow-wheat learn more about names for this taxon

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Small cow-wheat is a hemiparasitic plant, this means that it can obtain nutrients from other plants, but can also live independently due to the presence of a root system and the green pigment chlorophyll. It is an annual species, and flowers from June to August (2).

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