Melampyrum sylvaticum L.
(Small Cow-wheat)

Interactions where Melampyrum sylvaticum is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
is hemiparasitic on root UK/Ireland Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericales: Ericaceae Small Cow-wheat Melampyrum sylvaticum L.: Scrophulariaceae in England, Tennant, D.J., 2008
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Melampyrum sylvaticum/Melampyrum sylvaticumsmall cow-wheat Foodplant / hemiparasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Calluna vulgaris/Calluna vulgarisheatherroot
is hemiparasitic on root UK/Ireland Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Ericales: Ericaceae Small Cow-wheat Melampyrum sylvaticum L.: Scrophulariaceae in England, Tennant, D.J., 2008
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Melampyrum sylvaticum/Melampyrum sylvaticumsmall cow-wheat Foodplant / hemiparasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium myrtillus/Vaccinium myrtillusbilberryroot
is hemiparasitic on root UK/Ireland Betula pubescens Downy Birch Fagales: Betulaceae Small Cow-wheat Melampyrum sylvaticum L.: Scrophulariaceae in England, Tennant, D.J., 2008
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Melampyrum sylvaticum/Melampyrum sylvaticumsmall cow-wheat Foodplant / hemiparasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pubescens/Betula pubescensdowny birchroot
is hemiparasitic on root UK/Ireland Corylus avellana Hazel Fagales: Betulaceae Small Cow-wheat Melampyrum sylvaticum L.: Scrophulariaceae in England, Tennant, D.J., 2008
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Melampyrum sylvaticum/Melampyrum sylvaticumsmall cow-wheat Foodplant / hemiparasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus avellana/Corylus avellanahazelroot
(live) live root is hemiparasitic on live root Foreign Melampyrum pratense Common Cow-wheat Lamiales: Orobanchaceae Small Cow-wheat Melampyrum sylvaticum L.: Scrophulariaceae in England, Tennant, D.J., 2008
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Melampyrum sylvaticum/Melampyrum sylvaticumsmall cow-wheatliveroot Foodplant / hemiparasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Melampyrum pratense/Melampyrum pratensecommon cow-wheatliveroot
is hemiparasitic on root UK/Ireland Sorbus aucuparia Rowan, Mountain Ash Rosales: Rosaceae Small Cow-wheat Melampyrum sylvaticum L.: Scrophulariaceae in England, Tennant, D.J., 2008
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Melampyrum sylvaticum/Melampyrum sylvaticumsmall cow-wheat Foodplant / hemiparasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus aucuparia/Sorbus aucupariarowan, mountain ashroot
is hemiparasitic on root Foreign Briza media Quaking-grass Poales: Poaceae Small Cow-wheat Melampyrum sylvaticum L.: Scrophulariaceae in England, Tennant, D.J., 2008
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Melampyrum sylvaticum/Melampyrum sylvaticumsmall cow-wheat Foodplant / hemiparasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Briza media/Briza mediaquaking-grassroot

Interactions where Melampyrum sylvaticum is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
(live) live is parasitised by Foreign Podosphaera fusca a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera fusca/Podosphaera fuscaa powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Melampyrum sylvaticum/Melampyrum sylvaticumsmall cow-wheatlive parasitises live
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mainly hypophyllous, punctiform to effuse, greyish white caespituli of Ramaria anamorph Foreign Ramularia melampyri (An Anamorphic Fungus) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia melampyri/Ramularia melampyri(an anamorphic fungus)mainly hypophyllous, punctiform to effuse, greyish whitecaespituliRamaria anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Melampyrum sylvaticum/Melampyrum sylvaticumsmall cow-wheatliveleaf mainly hypophyllous, punctiform to effuse, greyish white caespituli of Ramaria anamorph causes spots on live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Tennant, D.J., 2008Small Cow-wheat Melampyrum sylvaticum L.: Scrophulariaceae in EnglandWatsonia Vol 27, No 1: 23-36.

Melampyrum sylvaticum (Small Cow-wheat) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelampyrum sylvaticum (Small Cow-wheat)
GenusMelampyrum (cow-wheats)
FamilyOROBANCHACEAE (eyebrights, cow-wheats, louseworts & broomrapes)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Melampyrum sylvaticum (Small Cow-wheat)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Tennant, D.J. 2008 Small Cow-wheat Melampyrum sylvaticum L.: Scrophulariaceae in England Watsonia Vol 27, No 1: 23-36.

Melampyrum sylvaticum (Small Cow-wheat) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Melampyrum sylvaticum (Small Cow-wheat):

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