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Greater Yellow Rattle - Rhinanthus angustifolius Doode Bemde, Belgium (June, 2014).<br /> Orobancheaceae. It is another annual hemiparasitic herb that is now classified as Orobancheacea member. According to the belgian files it is a rare species actually under threat. Its flowers look like small budgies heads. Belgium,Geotagged,Rhinanthus alectorolophus,Rhinanthus angustifolius,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Greater Yellow Rattle - Rhinanthus angustifolius

Doode Bemde, Belgium (June, 2014).
Orobancheaceae. It is another annual hemiparasitic herb that is now classified as Orobancheacea member. According to the belgian files it is a rare species actually under threat. Its flowers look like small budgies heads.

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    WildFlower
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    I think this is more likely Rhinanthus angustifolius. Rhinanthus alectorolophus is supposed to have long white hairs on the calyx and no black spots on the stem. It is confusing because in different sources Rhinanthus major is listed as a synonym for both these species. Do you have a photo of the leaves?
    According ti ITIS and the USDA Rhinanthus major is the accepted name and Rhinanthus alectorolophus is the synonym. It is also the case in this key to the species introduced in America.
    http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=834193
    http://floranorthamerica.org/files/Rhinanthus03g%20SI.CH%20for%20Prov%20Pub.pdf
    https://www.infoflora.ch/fr/flore/1978-rhinanthus-alectorolophus.html
    http://www.flogaus-faust.de/e/rhinale0.htm
    http://tcf.bh.cornell.edu/imgs/jdelaet/r/Orobanchaceae_Rhinanthus_angustifolius_22767.html
    http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/narrow-leaved-rattle
    http://wilde-planten.nl/grote%20ratelaar.htm     Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
    1. View Patomarazul's profile
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      I think you re right! I will change it now, thanks! :-)
      I see in some links that they describe R. angustifolius in the area of Doode Bemde :-)       Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
  3. View Mark Ridgway's profile
    Mark Ridgway
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    Looks like a small flock of birds. Posted 9 years ago

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The Greater Yellow-Rattle

''Rhinanthus angustifolius'' or Greater Yellow-rattle is a Lamiales plant species of the genus ''Rhinanthus''. It is an annual wildflower native to temperate grasslands in much of Europe, and north and central Western Asia. The yellow flowers are mostly visited by bumblebees.

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Uploaded Jul 26, 2016. Captured Jun 1, 2014 13:32 in Unnamed Road, 3051 Oud-Heverlee, Belgium.
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  • f/4.5
  • 10/1250s
  • ISO80
  • 5.7mm