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Rhinanthus alectorolophus
Also called European yellowrattle, Greater yellow-rattle, Hairy Yellow Rattle
European yellow rattle is a hemiparasitic annual wildflower native to Europe that grows in grasslands and meadows, attaching its roots to grass roots to draw water and nutrients. It is best grown by sowing seed into low-fertility grassland or meadow turf rather than in beds or pots.
Rhinanthus alectorolophus, the European yellow-rattle, is a plant species of the genus Rhinanthus, native to Europe.
Greater yellow-rattle · Aristate Yellow Rattle · Little yellow rattle · Rhinanthus oesilensis · Hay Rattle
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhinanthus alectorolophus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
