Melampyrum pratense
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64404e335ea35869706217 |
| Scientific name | Melampyrum pratense |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 605 (1753) |
Description Top
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Melampyrum pratense, also known as common cow-wheat, is a plant in the Orobanchaceae family. Its seeds have a special structure called an elaiosome, which attracts wood ants. These ants help disperse the seeds by carrying them back to their nests to feed their young. This plant is often found in ancient woodlands, as the ants rarely carry the seeds long distances. The species name, pratense, means "of meadows" in Latin. Melampyrum pratense is an important food source for the caterpillars of the heath fritillary butterfly. In traditional Austrian medicine, the herb has been used for treating rheumatism and blood vessel calcification, both internally as a tea and externally as a pillow filling. However, it can also be parasitized by a type of oomycete called Peronospora tranzschelinana.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Melampyrum castanetorum | (J.Muir) Dalla Torre & Sarnth. | Fl. Tirol 6(3): 288 (1912) |
| Melampyrum chrysanthum | (Beauverd) H.E.Hess, Landolt & R.Hirzel | Fl. Schweiz 3: 788 (1972) |
| Melampyrum digitatum | Schur | Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 506 (1866) |
| Melampyrum pseudosylvaticum | Schur | Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 506 (1866) |
| Melampyrum variscorum | Rothm. | Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins , n.f., 41: 85 (1933) |
| Melampyrum paradoxum | Ronniger & Schinz | Fl. Schweiz , ed. 3, 1: 489 (1909) |
| Melampyrum laciniatum | Kosh. & V.J.Zinger | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 56(I): 313 (1881) |
| Melampyrum paludosum | (Gaudin) Prantl | Exkurs.-Fl. Bayern : 427 (1884) |
| Melampyrum montanum | Johnst. | Fl. Berwick-upon-Tweed 1: 136 (1829) |
| Melampyrum laciniatum | Koshevn. & Zing. | |
| Melampyrum pratense subsp. laciniatum | (Kosh. & W.J.Zinger) Tzvelev | Fl. Evropeiskoi Chasti SSSR 5: 263. 1981 |
| Melampyrum vulgatum | Pers. | Syn. Pl. 2: 151 (1806) |
| Melampyrum montanum subsp. scotianum | (Beauv.) Soó | Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 23(3-4): 384. 1978 [1977 publ. 1978] |
| Melampyrum pratense var. paludosum | Gaudin | Fl. Helv. 4: 122. 1829 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | common cow-wheat |
| Belarusian | Братаўка лугавая |
| Czech | černýš luční |
| Welsh | gliniogai |
| Danish | almindelig kohvede |
| Danish | kohvede |
| German | wiesen-wachtelweizen |
| German | heidewachtelweizen |
| German | wiesenwachtelweizen |
| Esperanto | herbeja melampiro |
| Estonian | palu-härghein |
| Finnish | kangasmaitikka |
| French | mélampyre des prés |
| French | sarriette jaune |
| French | millet des bois |
| French | melampyre des pres |
| French | cochelet |
| Upper Sorbian | Čornowc |
| Upper Sorbian | lěsny sparik |
| Icelandic | engjakambjurt |
| Lithuanian | pievinis kūpolis |
| Norwegian Bokmål | stormarimjelle |
| Dutch | hengel |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | stormarimjelle |
| os | Фæзы фæлахсгæрдæг |
| Polish | pszeniec zwyczajny |
| Russian | Марьянник луговой |
| se | gieddesáhpal |
| Slovak | čermeľ lúčny |
| Slovenian | navadni črnilec |
| Swedish | Ängskovall |
| Ukrainian | Перестріч лучний |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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Siberia
- Irkutsk
- Krasnoyarsk
- West Siberia
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Siberia
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Europe click to expand
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Eastern Europe
- Baltic States
- Belarus
- Central European Russia
- East European Russia
- Krym
- North European Russia
- Northwest European Russia
- South European Russia
- Ukraine
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Middle Europe
- Austria
- Belgium
- Czechoslovakia
- Germany
- Hungary
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Switzerland
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Northern Europe
- Denmark
- Finland
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- Norway
- Sweden
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Southeastern Europe
- Bulgaria
- Italy
- Romania
- Turkey-in-Europe
- Yugoslavia
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Southwestern Europe
- France
- Portugal
- Spain
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Eastern Europe
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001136626 |
| Tropicos | 29200344 |
| INPN | 107795 |
| Flora of Italy | 4933 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:805713-1 |
| The Plant List | tro-29200344 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 503405 |
| Observations.org | 7046 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 52725 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000004138 |
| IPNI | 805713-1 |
| iNaturalist | 60076 |
| GBIF | 7331652 |
| Freebase | /m/02rz48x |
| EPPO | MEAPR |
| EOL | 5672972 |
| Elurikkus | 5680 |
| Wikipedia | Melampyrum_pratense |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Alkaloids and derivatives | |||||
| Seneciphylline | 5281750 | Click to see CC=C1CC(=C)C(C(=O)OCC2=CCN3C2C(CC3)OC1=O)(C)O | 333.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/NT.2620010108 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Macrolides and analogues | |||||
| Senecionine | 5280906 | Click to see CC=C1CC(C(C(=O)OCC2=CCN3C2C(CC3)OC1=O)(C)O)C | 335.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/NT.2620010108 |
Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |