Rhinanthus angustifolius


Rhinanthus angustifolius, the narrow-leaved rattle or greater yellow-rattle, is a plant species in the broomrape family, Orobanchaceae. It is an annual wildflower native to temperate grasslands in much of Europe, and north and central Western Asia. The yellow flowers are mostly visited by bumblebees.

Distribution

Rhinanthus angustifolius has native distribution in:
;Europe
This annual root-parasite was formerly a widespread weed of arable land in east Britain. However, most of the remaining sites are on the North Downs, in grassland and open scrub on chalk. In Lincolnshire, it occurs on peat in an area of cleared Pteridium and on railway ballast. In Angus, a tiny colony survives in sandy coastal grassland.
;Asia

Synonyms

  • Alectorolophus major Rchb.,
  • Alectorolophus glaber Beck
  • Alectorolophus montanus Frits
  • Rhinanthus apterus
  • Rhinanthus glaber Lam.
  • Rhinanthus grandiflorus Bluff & Fingerh.
  • Rhinanthus major
  • Rhinanthus montanus Sauter
  • Rhinanthus parviflorus Noulet
  • Rhinanthus reichenbachii Bentham in DC.
  • Rhinanthus serotinus Oborny
  • Rhinanthus vernalis Schischk. & Sergueievkaja