Orobanchaceae

Melampyrum cristatum L.

Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Melampyrum

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Melampyrum cristatum (Melampyrum cristatum) — FlowerPhoto: Felix Seebauer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

Marinellia cristata (L.) Bubani
Melampyrum cristatum f. angustissimum Bolzon
Melampyrum cristatum subsp. ronnigeri (Poeverl.) Ronniger
Melampyrum cristatum subsp. solstitiale (Ronniger) Ronniger
Melampyrum cristatum subvar. ronnigeri (Poeverl.) Beauverd
Melampyrum cristatum var. majus Baumg.
Melampyrum cristatum var. ronnigeri (Poeverl.) Beauverd
Melampyrum cristatum var. solstitiale (Ronniger) Maly
Melampyrum ronnigeri Poeverl.
Melampyrum solstitiale Ronniger

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 585 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Felix Seebauer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Drepanostoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andreas Schneider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jerry Lanfear, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jerry Lanfear, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Johan Kjær Prehn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Алёна Осипова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Radio Tonreg from Vienna, Austria, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.