Rhinanthus minor L.

Yellow-rattle (en), Petit Rhinanthe (fr), Cocriste vrai (fr), Petit cocriste (fr), Petit rhinanthe (fr), Rhinanthe à petites fleurs (fr), Rhinanthe mineur (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Rhinanthus

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.2-0.5m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
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 c3

Environment

Grassland. There are various sub-species that grow on basic or calcareous soils.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses dye medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Vulnerary (unspecified), Insecticide (unspecified)
Human toxicity weak toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity weak toxic (whole)

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Rhinanthus minor habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Rhinanthus minor habit picture by michel cosme (cc-by-sa)
Rhinanthus minor habit picture by Chris Georges (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Rhinanthus minor leaf picture by Burgospain (cc-by-sa)
Rhinanthus minor leaf picture by Ugo Baer (cc-by-sa)
Rhinanthus minor leaf picture by Gremmelspacher Benedikt (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Rhinanthus minor flower picture by Geert Vanhaverbeke (cc-by-sa)
Rhinanthus minor flower picture by Barry Cornelius (cc-by-sa)
Rhinanthus minor flower picture by Iren Iren (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Rhinanthus minor fruit picture by Diana Mira Navarro (cc-by-sa)
Rhinanthus minor fruit picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)
Rhinanthus minor fruit picture by Roland Kums (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Rhinanthus minor world distribution map, present in Canada, Switzerland, China, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sweden, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30116962-2
WFO ID wfo-0000747233
COL ID 795LB
BDTFX ID 55946
INPN ID 117616
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Alectorolophus ramosus Rhinanthus drummond-hayi Rhinanthus vachellae Rhinanthus longibracteatus Rhinanthus pallens Rhinanthus parviflorus Rhinanthus crus-galli Alectorolophus crista-galli Alectorolophus drummond-hayi Alectorolophus minor Alectorolophus pulchella Alectorolophus rigidus Alectorolophus rusticulus Alectorolophus villosus Mimulus crista-galli Rhinanthus ramosus Rhinanthus elatior Rhinanthus hercynicus Rhinanthus nigricans Rhinanthus rusticulus Rhinanthus rigidus Rhinanthus pratensis Alectorolophus borealis Alectorolophus buccalis Alectorolophus glandulosus Alectorolophus kyrollae Alectorolophus longibracteatus Alectorolophus parviflorus Alectorolophus stenophyllus Fistularia crista-galli Rhinanthus borealis Rhinanthus personatus Rhinanthus kyrollae Rhinanthus crista-galli Alectorolophus minor Rhinanthus stenophyllus Rhinanthus glaber Alectorolophus glaber Alectorolophus personatus Rhinanthus calcareus Rhinanthus perrieri Rhinanthus secundus Rhinanthus obscurus Rhinanthus lintonii Rhinanthus lochabrensis Fistularia minor Rhinanthus crista-galli var. drummond-hayi Alectorolophus groenlandicus var. drummond-hayi Rhinanthus minor var. stenophyllus Rhinanthus minor var. elatior Fistularia alpina Rhinanthus minor subsp. borealis Rhinanthus crista-galli var. crista-galli Rhinanthus angustifolius subsp. vernalis Rhinanthus grandiflorus subsp. vernalis Rhinanthus minor subsp. rusticulus Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus Rhinanthus serotinus subsp. vernalis Alectorolophus stenophyllus Rhinanthus crista-galli var. fallax Alectorolophus minor var. fallax Rhinanthus minor var. balticus Rhinanthus minor