Rhinanthus

Rhinanthus
Rhinanthus minor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Subfamily:	Rhinanthoideae
Tribe:	Rhinantheae
Subtribe:	Rhinanthinae
Genus:	Rhinanthus L.
Species
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Rhinanthus (Rattle) is a genus of annual hemiparasitic herbs in the family Orobanchaceae, formerly classified in the family Scrophulariaceae. The genus consists of about 30-40 species found in Europe, northern Asia, and North America, with the greatest species diversity (28 species) in Europe.

Selected species

Rhinanthus alectorolophus - Greater Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus alpinus Rhinanthus angustifolius - Narrow-leaved Rattle Rhinanthus antiquus Rhinanthus aristatus Rhinanthus asperulus Rhinanthus borbasii Rhinanthus borealis Rhinanthus burnatii Rhinanthus carinthiacus Rhinanthus dinaricus Rhinanthus freynii Rhinanthus glaber Rhinanthus glacialis Rhinanthus groenlandicus

Rhinanthus halophilus Rhinanthus mediterraneus Rhinanthus melampyroides Rhinanthus minor - Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus osiliensis Rhinanthus ovifugus Rhinanthus pampaninii Rhinanthus pindicus Rhinanthus pubescens Rhinanthus rumelicus Rhinanthus serotinus Rhinanthus songeonii Rhinanthus subulatus Rhinanthus wagneri Rhinanthus wettsteinii

References

• Flora Europaea: Rhinanthus
• Flora of China: Rhinanthus
• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Rhinanthus