Melampyrum sylvaticum

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Melampyrum sylvaticum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Melampyrum
Species:
M. sylvaticum
Binomial name
Melampyrum sylvaticum
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Melampyrum sylvaticum, the small cow-wheat, [1] is a plant species in the genus Melampyrum .

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References

  1. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.