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Wood Cow-wheat

Melampyrum nemorosum

Photo by Jopy
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Family – Orobanchaceae,
An annual plant. The new leaves are blue, turning green as they mature. They are usually toothed at the bases. Flowers are bright yellow, long and tubular.

Habitat:

found in mountain meadow, on the edge of the forest

Reference Links:

Wood Cow-wheat, Melampyrum nemorosum - Flowers - NatureGate

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Comments (3)
Jopy
Thanks! I'm glad you like it, I have to add one more blue and yellow flag: Bosnian, where the flower is spotted :D
Tiz
If blue is your colour, yellow and blue are mine! Swedish flag! (and Ukraine :D) Nice photo and flower :)

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Flowers of Europe
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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Biodiversity of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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PublishedJuly 29, 2013

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