Rhinanthus

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Rhinanthus
Rhinanthus minor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Subfamily: Rhinanthoideae
Tribe: Rhinantheae
Subtribe: Rhinanthinae
Genus: Rhinanthus
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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

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