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Questions and Answers: 2018

Question: Photographed Weds, 18 Jul, 2018 at Reversing Falls Park, Pembroke, Maine. On rocky ledges with lowbush blueberries.

  • Question

    Photographed Weds, 18 Jul, 2018 at Reversing Falls Park, Pembroke, Maine. On rocky ledges with lowbush blueberries.

    Answer

    Dear Kathy, as your surmised, your plant is cowwheat (Melampyrum lineare). It is a native, hemiparasitic species in the Orobanchaceae. Best wishes.