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Rhinanthus alpinus Baumg.

Alpine Yellow Rattle

Orobanchaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family)
Genus: Rhinanthus (Yellow Rattle)

Synonyms

Rhinanthus alpinus
Alectorolophus alpinus
Alectorolophus alpinus (Baumg.) Sterneck
Alectorolophus alpinus var. erectus
Alectorolophus elatus
Alectorolophus erectus
Alectorolophus pulcher
Alectorolophus pulcher (Spreng.) Wimm.
Alectorolophus pulcher var. elatus
Rhinanthus alpinus Baumg. var.
Rhinanthus pulcher
Rhinanthus pulcher Spreng. subsp.
Rhinanthus pulcher Spreng. var.
Rhinanthus pulcher subsp. alpinus
Rhinanthus pulcher subsp. carpaticus
Rhinanthus pulcher subsp. elatus
Rhinanthus pulcher subsp. erectus

Related species

Rhinanthus minor L. - Yellow-Rattle
Rhinanthus alpinus Baumg. - Alpine Yellow Rattle
Rhinanthus glacialis Personnat
Rhinanthus alectorolophus (Scop.) Pollich - Greater Yellow Rattle
Rhinanthus angustifolius C. C. Gmel. - Late-Flowering Yellow Rattle

Traits


    Chlorophyll containing hemiparasite, 10&#8211;50&#8239;cm tall, annual. <span class="v1">supporting-leaves of the flowers:</span> <b>approx. as long as the calyx</b>, <ba>toothed, teeth <i>without</i> awns</ba>, <ba><b>the upper teeth up to 0.5&#8209;times as large a...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Rhinanthus alpinus

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Ecology

Rhinanthus alpinus

Rhinanthus alpinus

Status

  • extinct

Habitat

  • extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

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