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Greater Yellow Rattle

Rhinanthus alectorolophus

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Common names

18 names · 15 languages
EnglishYour language
  • European yellow rattle[2]
  • European yellowrattle
  • Greater Yellow Rattle[1][3]
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Other languages (14)
Dutch
French
  • Rhinanthe crête-de-coq[1][3]
Czech
  • kokrhel luštinec[3]
Finnish
  • villalaukku[3]
German
Hungarian
  • borzas kakascímer[3]
Italian
  • Cresta di gallo comune[1][3]
Norwegian
  • lodneengkall[3]
Polish
  • Szelężnik włochaty[3]
Russian
  • Погремок большой[3]
Slovak
  • štrkáč kohútikový[3]
Slovenian
  • kosmati škrobotec[3]
Swedish
  • luddskallra[3]
Swiss German
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Rhinanthus alectorolophus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Zottiger Klappertopf — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • Greater Yellow Rattle — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • Hairy Yellow-rattle — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • Rhinanthe crête-de-coq — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • Cresta di gallo comune — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • harige ratelaar — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Rhinanthus alectorolophus ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Zottiger Klappertopf (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 157339; taxon 4S78C.
  • European yellow rattle (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 157338; taxon 4S78C.
[3] Rhinanthus alectorolophus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Zottiger Klappertopf — results[10].names[2]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • Greater Yellow Rattle — results[10].names[1]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • Hairy Yellow-rattle — results[10].names[5]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • Rhinanthe crête-de-coq — results[10].names[3]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • Cresta di gallo comune — results[10].names[9]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • harige ratelaar — results[10].names[6]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • kokrhel luštinec — results[10].names[4]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • lodneengkall — results[10].names[7]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • villalaukku — results[10].names[8]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • Погремок большой — results[10].names[10]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • luddskallra — results[10].names[11]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • borzas kakascímer — results[10].names[12]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • kosmati škrobotec — results[10].names[13]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • Szelężnik włochaty — results[10].names[14]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • bibeli — results[10].names[15]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
  • štrkáč kohútikový — results[10].names[16]; taxon id 130718; Rhinanthus alectorolophus.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Rhinanthus alectorolophus is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Orobanchaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Europe.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Unknown suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

European yellowrattle (Rhinanthus alectorolophus) is a herbaceous plant. Its flowering period is not specified.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Rhinanthus alectorolophus — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1130240; ID 4S78C; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1130240; ID 4S78C; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Rhinanthus alectorolophus — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 271308; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1020080, 1020081, 1020082, 1020083, 1020084, 1020085, 1020086, 1020087, 1020088, 1020090, 1020091, 1020092, 1020093, 1020094, 1020096, 1020097

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.