Melampyrum arvense













































Melampyrum arvense

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Orobanchaceae
Genus:
Melampyrum
Species:
M. arvense

Binomial name

Melampyrum arvense
L.


Melampyrum arvense, commonly known as field cow-wheat, is an herbaceous flowering plant of the genus Melampyrum in the family Orobanchaceae.[1] It is striking because of the conspicuous spike of pink or purple terminal bracts which includes the flowers.




Contents






  • 1 Description


  • 2 Distribution, season, ecology


  • 3 Human impact


  • 4 References





Description


The upright stems of this species, which may branch, are terminated by a spike of pink to purple bracts amongst which the tubular flowers appear. Younger, lower bracts are green however, as the pink/purple colour appears and deepens only with time. The plant grows up to 40 or 60 cm high.[2][3]


The ordinary leaves are lanceolate and opposite and may have short teeth. The bracts are also lanceolate and have long teeth up to 8 mm.[4] The flowers are two-lipped with a closed throat and are 2 – 2.5 cm long. They are pink to purple with a yellow or white patch.



Distribution, season, ecology


This European plant flowers from June to September.[2][5] It is favoured by a dry habitat and chalky soil.[6][7]


It is distributed throughout Western Europe except in central & southern Spain, southern Italy, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, central and northern Sweden, and northern Finland. Also its range extends east to the Ural Mountains and it is found in Turkey. In Great Britain it only occurs in a few locations in south-east England.[3][4][5][8] It is becoming rarer, at least in Britain, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland; this may be due to a reduced area of arable land and changes in farming practices, such as seed-cleaning and intensification.[3][7][9]


This species is hemiparasitic, commonly on the roots of grasses but also on those of other plants. It cannot flourish without a host from which to take nutrients.[3] In an experiment where the growth of M. arvense was compared on rye grass, alfalfa and flax, it was found to grow much the best on the leguminous plant, alfalfa.[10]


The flowers are pollinated by bumblebees. The seeds may be dispersed by ants which are attracted by a small oil body attached to each seed and which carry them to their nests for food.[3] Like some other species of Melampyrum, on their undersides the bracts have minute nectar-producing glands which attract ants, bumblebees and other insects. These glands are violet in the case of M. arvense, are visible under a hand lens, and take the form of minute scales (about 0.45mm in diameter) which secrete a sugary solution.[11]



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Human impact


Field cow-wheat is an annual weed of arable fields as well as a component of some natural grassy meadow ecosystems. The seeds are poisonous because they hold aucubin.[6] The plant is being targeted by some groups for conservation projects and policy. As with Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus species), it is sometimes considered to be a valuable part of restoration projects by reducing the vigor, and cover, of grasses and legumes. This enables more forbs (wildflowers) to colonize the land, increasing diversity as well as the land's nectar and pollen production. It is also considered to have aesthetic value.



References





  1. ^ See the entry in ThePlantList.


  2. ^ ab Roger Phillips (1977). Wild Flowers of Britain. Cavaye Place, London SW10 9PG: Pan Books Ltd. p. 144. ISBN 0-330-25183-X..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ abcde See the Arkive page.


  4. ^ ab A. R. Clapham; T. G. Tutin; E. F. Warburg (1981). Excursion Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 271. ISBN 0-521-23290-2.


  5. ^ ab Christopher Grey-Wilson & Marjorie Blamey (1996). Guide des fleurs de montagne. Paris: Delachaux & Nestlé. p. 252. ISBN 2-603-01009-3. Also in English as Christopher Grey-Wilson & Marjorie Blamey (1995). Collins Pocket Guide to Alpine Flowers of Britain and Europe. Harper Collins. ISBN 0002200171.


  6. ^ ab Dietmar Aichele (1975). A Field Guide in Colour to Wild Flowers. 59 Grosvenor Street, London W1: Octopus Books Limited. p. 228. ISBN 0-7064-0474-2.


  7. ^ ab See the NatureGate site.


  8. ^ See the TrekNature site.


  9. ^ See the Online Atlas of the British & Irish Flora.


  10. ^ "Interactions between the root hemiparasite Melampyrum arvense and mixtures of host plants: heterotrophic benefit and parasite-mediated competition". Oikos. 75: 118–124. 1996. doi:10.2307/3546328.


  11. ^ See Emerich Ráthay (1880). "Über nectarabsondernde Trichome einiger Melampyrumarten". Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften (in German). 81: 56.CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter (link) An English summary is at "Record of current research relating to Invertebrata, Cryptogamia, Microscopy etc". Royal Microscopical Society. 3 pt. 2: 982. 1880.


















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