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Scientific Name
Melampyrum lineare
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Melampyrum lineare Desr.
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Narrowleaf Cowwheat
Park Synonyms
Melampyrum lineare var. americanum, Melampyrum lineare var. latifolium, Melampyrum latifolium
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Asteranae |
| Order | Lamiales |
| Family | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus | Melampyrum |
| Species | Melampyrum lineare |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Abundance = Common-characteristic and dominant; Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Elevation Range Tags
- Wide Range
Life form Tags
- Annual herb
Park Rank Tags
- Park common
Taxa Group Tags
- Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Dicot
Bloom Time Tags
- May
- June
- July
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
78
References
Vouchers
12
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sjd-MACA
Created Date
12/14/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
tevans@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/29/2025 11:08:21 AM
Notes
10/29/25 TE: Vareities no longer recognized here, so recorded attributed to M. lineare var. latifolium are not included here, following Weakley 2024.
Park Species Detail: RangeCode = lo-mid; Range = Low elevations-850ft.-2,500ft. - Middle elevations-2,500ft.- approximately 4,500ft. ATBI Sensitivity = Public, Park Species Data Source: White et.al. 1982-98
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