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cow-wheat
ˈcow-wheat Herb. [From the prevalence of the species Melampyrum arvense in wheat fields, where its black seeds are apt to be mixed with the grain: hence Gr. µελάµπῡρον ‘black wheat’; the Eng. name answers to med.L. triticum vaccinum or bovinum, Fr. blé de vache, Ger. kuhweizen, in 16th c. kuweyssen ...
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Bodkin Hazel Wood
wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa), wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) and ramsons (Allium ursinum), a number of scarce species are present; these include cow-wheat
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Melampyrum sylvaticum
Melampyrum sylvaticum, the small cow-wheat, is a plant species in the genus Melampyrum.
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melampyre
melampyre (ˈmɛlæmpaɪə(r)) [f. mod.L. Melampyrum, the generic name of cow-wheat: see melampyrin.] = cow-wheat.1905 E. Phillpotts Secret Woman iii. v. 244 The melampyre's lemon blossoms and the orange stars of the woody loosestrife mingled close at hand.
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Capsodes flavomarginatus
They are often found on common cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense).
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melampyrin
melampyrin Chem. (mɛlæmˈpaɪərɪn) [f. mod.L. Melampȳrum (a. Gr. µελάµπῡρον ‘cow-wheat’, f. µελαν- black + πῡρός wheat), the name of a genus of plants in which the substance is found.] = dulcite. Also Melamˈpyrite.1844 Hoblyn Dict. Med., Melampyrin, a substance obtained from the Melampyrum nemorosum. ...
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Melampyrum
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Melampyrum arvense (field cow-wheat). Europe.
Melampyrum cristatum (crested cow-wheat). Europe. Melampyrum lineare (narrowleaf cow-wheat). North America.
Melampyrum nemorosum (wood cow-wheat). Europe.
Melampyrum pratense (common cow-wheat).
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West Blean
Common cow-wheat, the foodplant of the caterpillar of the heath fritillary is already present in some parts of the wood.
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Heath fritillary
scattered among bilberry-dominated vegetation – valleys with mineral soils
Coppiced woodland (especially in clearings) with common cow-wheat on acid Host plants
In the UK, the following species are used:
Common cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense) – the only food plant in woodland, and principal food
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East Blean Woods
When conditions are open, after the coppice is cut, much of the ground is colonised by common cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense), which is the food plant
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Adomerus biguttatus
Adomerus biguttatus, also known by its common name cow-wheat shieldbug is a species from the genus Adomerus.
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Melampyrum pratense
Melampyrum pratense, the common cow-wheat, is a plant species in the family Orobanchaceae.
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Melampyrum cristatum
Melampyrum cristatum, also known as Crested cow-wheat is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.
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Clunton
typical of this type of woodland with its acid soil and includes wavy hair-grass, creeping soft-grass, greater woodrush, bilberry, ling, hard fern, common cow-wheat
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Melampyrum arvense
Melampyrum arvense, commonly known as field cow-wheat, is an herbaceous flowering plant of the genus Melampyrum in the family Orobanchaceae. Human impact
Field cow-wheat is an annual weed of arable fields as well as a component of some natural grassy meadow ecosystems.
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