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arvense

Taxon

Melampyrum arvense L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 605. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (166).JPG

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (166).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (156).JPG

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (156).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (161).JPG

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (161).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (168).JPG

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (168).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (167).JPG

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (167).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (162).JPG

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (162).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (165).JPG

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (165).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (160).JPG

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (160).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (164).JPG

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (164).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (158).JPG

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (158).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (155).JPG

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (155).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (163).JPG

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (163).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (157).JPG

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (157).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (159).JPG

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (159).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (169).JPG

Melampyrum arvense, Davidson, C 12466--Georgia (Caucasus). Shio Mgvime. 7 Jun 2014. DSC07779 (169).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine; introduced into Great Britain (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson, C 12466

June 7, 2014

Location

Georgia, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Mtskheta

41.852361, 44.668556

Location Remarks

Various points along the Shio Mghvime Monastery road from Mtskheta. 623 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Manana Khutsishvili, Shalva Sikharulidze, David Kikodze, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Roadside shrub thicket, impacted by grazing.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Orobanchaceae

Genus

Melampyrum

Specific Epithet

arvense

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#159,569 of 335,497

Top 48%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →