Rhinanthus minor L.
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Rhinanthus minor

Family: OROBANCHACEAE
Genus: Rhinanthus
Species: minor L.
Common names: Yellow rattle;Corn rattle;Hay rattle;Penny grass;Rattle grass
Distribution summary: Temperate Asia, Europe, Northern America
Habit: Annual
Hardiness: H4 - Hardy; average winter
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Plane tree bed (P)
Reason for growing: Medicinal
British Native: Yes

Additional Notes

Yellow rattle

Useful parasitic plant on grasses, making it easier for orchids like Dactylorhiza, Anacamptis, Orchis, Ophrys to grow without competition of aggressive grasses.

In traditional herbal medicine: The plant is ophthalmic[100, 172].

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Asia-Temperate, Caucasus, North Caucasus

Asia-Temperate, Russian Far East

Asia-Temperate, Siberia

Europe, Eastern Europe

Europe, Middle Europe

Europe, Southeastern Europe

Europe, Southwestern Europe

Northern America, Eastern Canada

Northern America, Northeastern U.S.A.

Northern America, Northwestern U.S.A.

Northern America, Subarctic America

Northern America, Western Canada

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