species 11,859 observations
Narrowleaf Cow Wheat
Melampyrum lineare
Field notes
Supports All
14
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Liriomyza pistilla
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll
4
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Tricolored Bumble Bee, Variable Duskyface Fly, Orange-tipped Wood-digger, Pink-edged Sulphur
9
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Dry
- Soil
- Rocky
- Habit
- Clumping Erect Multi stemmed
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower Herb
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.