Rhinanthus major L.

European yellow rattle (en), Rhinanthe à feuilles étroites (fr), Rhinanthe à grandes fleurs (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Rhinanthus

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.2-0.5m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity weak toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity weak toxic (whole)

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Rhinanthus major habit picture by anne cassin (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Rhinanthus major leaf picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)
Rhinanthus major leaf picture by Luca Braga (cc-by-sa)
Rhinanthus major leaf picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Rhinanthus major flower picture by anne cassin (cc-by-sa)
Rhinanthus major flower picture by j. bee (cc-by-sa)
Rhinanthus major flower picture by j. bee (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Rhinanthus major world distribution map, present in France and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77066909-1
WFO ID wfo-0001137171
COL ID 7WQGQ
BDTFX ID 55926
INPN ID 117608
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Rhinanthus heribaudii Rhinanthus inflatus Rhinanthus cristatus Rhinanthus vulgaris Rhinanthus medius Alectorolophus major Rhinanthus angustifolius Rhinanthus villosus Rhinanthus reichenbachii Alectorolophus aristatus Alectorolophus heribaudii Fistularia angustifolia Alectorolophus montanus Rhinanthus montanus Rhinanthus szaboianus Alectorolophus alectorolophus Alectorolophus angustifolius Fistularia major Fistularia pubescens Fistularia serotina Rhinanthus serotinus subsp. angustifolius Fistularia alectorolophus Rhinanthus major var. serotinus Rhinanthus major