Scientific Name
Melampyrum pratense

Common Name
Cow wheat
Life Cycle: Annual

Height: 1 foot
Flower/fruit: Single, long-tubed pale yellow flowers in the axils of the upper leaves in pairs, all turning one way; green leafy bracts  
Flowering Season: Early summer to early fall
Foliage: Stalkless narrow, tapering, smooth leaves in distant pairs, each pair at right angles to those next to it
Site: Woods, bogs, rocky slopes; dry sandy sites
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