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Melampyrum pratense L.

common cow-wheat (Orobanchaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadNegligible tendencyN
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The bottom lip of a Melampyrum pratense flower continues the line of the corolla tube, unlike that of Melampyrum sylvaticum.

Hautes-Pyrénées (65), France; 2015-05-29

 common cow-wheat / Melampyrum pratense: The bottom lip of a _Melampyrum pratense_ flower continues the line of the corolla tube, unlike that of _Melampyrum sylvaticum_.

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