Taxonomy: Fam. Orobanchaceae// Genus: Melampyrum// Species: Melampyrum cristatum L. The classification is given according to the Euro+Med Planbase (source: Marhold, 2011+).
Determined according to the botanical key provided by de Soó and Webb (1972 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Hemiparasitic annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to West Siberia and Central Asia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Oak forests. Recorded in the region of village of Pantelej.
Flowering period: Summer (JUN, JUL).
Melampyrum cristatum – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melampyrum cristatum – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melampyrum cristatum – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melampyrum cristatum – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melampyrum cristatum – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melampyrum cristatum – flower and bracts. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melampyrum cristatum – flowers and bracts. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melampyrum cristatum – flowers and lower bracts. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melampyrum cristatum – flowers and lower bracts. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melampyrum cristatum – flowers and lower bracts. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melampyrum cristatum – branched stem with leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melampyrum cristatum – branched stem with leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melampyrum cristatum – leaves of young plant. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melampyrum cristatum – branched stem with leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melampyrum cristatum – leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melampyrum cristatum – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melampyrum cristatum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melampyrum cristatum – A: flowers. Scale in mm. B: bracts. Scale in cm/mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
de Soó, R. & Webb, D. A. 1972. Melampyrum L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 253–257.
