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Yellow Rattle
小鼻花 · 小鼻花 · 小鼻花 · Petit rhinanthe · Sonajitas
Rhinanthus minor
When the seeds are ripe, shake the dried flower head and you'll hear them rattle inside like a tiny maraca! It steals food from grass roots.
Height
35 cm
Blooms
Jun–Aug
Family
Broomrape (Orobanchaceae)
Latin name
Rhinanthus minor
Where to find
- Hay meadows
- Old grassland
- Wildflower meadows