AuthorWestbury, B.D. & Davies, A.
Year2005
TitleYellow Rattle - its natural history and use in grassland diversification
TypePaper
SourceBritish Wildlife Vol 17, No 2: 93-98.
IllustrationsColour photographs
Review (by Malcolm Storey)The two species of yellow rattles are hemiparasites. The commoner (Lesser) Yellow Rattle has been used to reduce the fertility in species-rich grassland restoration.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identification, Colour photographCurrentRhinanthus angustifoliusGreater Yellow-rattlePlantae: Lamiales: Orobanchaceae
For identification, Colour photographCurrentRhinanthus minorYellow-rattle, "The Meadow-maker"Plantae: Lamiales: Orobanchaceae
CurrentPOACEAEgrasses, couchPlantae: Poales
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