Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Melampyrum lineare Desr. Common name(s): narrowleaf cowwheat, cowwheat, cow-wheat, American cow-wheat Links: USDA PLANTS Profile,  NPIN Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”) [gallery link=”file” columns=”4″