Pollinator plant

yellow rattle

Rhinanthus minor

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Common names

36 names · 29 languages
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Other languages (28)
Dutch
French
Asturian
  • centeḷḷón[2]
Bulgarian
  • Малка клопачка[2]
Catalan
  • esquellada[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 黄拨浪鼓花[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 黃撥浪鼓花[2]
Czech
  • kokrhel menší[2]
Danish
  • Liden skjaller[2]
Estonian
  • väike robirohi[2]
Faroese
  • snjallabjalla[2]
Finnish
  • kesäpikkulaukku[2]
  • pikkulaukku[2]
  • syyspikkulaukku[2]
German
Hungarian
  • Csörgő kakascímer[2]
Icelandic
  • Lokasjóður[2]
Irish
Italian
  • Cresta di gallo minore[1][2]
Lithuanian
  • Mažasis barškutis[2]
Norwegian
  • småengkall[2]
Polish
  • Szelężnik mniejszy[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Погремок малый[2]
  • Погремок остистый[2]
Slovak
  • štrkáč menší[2]
Slovenian
  • mali škrobotec[2]
Spanish
Swedish
  • smalskallra[2]
  • äkta ängsskallra[2]
  • ängsskallra[2]
Ukrainian
  • Дзвінець малий[2]
Welsh
  • Cribell felen[2]
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 minor — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Common Yellow Rattle — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Kleiner Klappertopf — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Narrow-leaved Yellow Rattle — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Yellow Rattle — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • cresta de gallo — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Petit rhinanthe — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Cresta di gallo minore — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Kleine ratelaar — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • galocrista — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
[2] Rhinanthus minor — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Common Yellow Rattle — results[12].names[20]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Kleiner Klappertopf — results[12].names[1]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Narrow-leaved Yellow Rattle — results[12].names[18]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Yellow Rattle — results[12].names[2]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • cresta de gallo — results[12].names[21]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Petit rhinanthe — results[12].names[6]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Cresta di gallo minore — results[12].names[31]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Kleine ratelaar — results[12].names[5]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • galocrista — results[12].names[35]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • pikkulaukku — results[12].names[4]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Погремок малый — results[12].names[7]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Szelężnik mniejszy — results[12].names[8]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • kokrhel menší — results[12].names[9]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • väike robirohi — results[12].names[10]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Liden skjaller — results[12].names[11]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • småengkall — results[12].names[12]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • centeḷḷón — results[12].names[13]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Csörgő kakascímer — results[12].names[14]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Mažasis barškutis — results[12].names[15]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Погремок остистый — results[12].names[16]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • syyspikkulaukku — results[12].names[17]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • kesäpikkulaukku — results[12].names[19]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • esquellada — results[12].names[22]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • ängsskallra — results[12].names[23]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • 黄拨浪鼓花 — results[12].names[24]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • 黃撥浪鼓花 — results[12].names[25]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • mali škrobotec — results[12].names[26]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • äkta ängsskallra — results[12].names[27]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • smalskallra — results[12].names[28]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • snjallabjalla — results[12].names[29]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Малка клопачка — results[12].names[30]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Gliográn — results[12].names[32]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Дзвінець малий — results[12].names[33]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Lokasjóður — results[12].names[34]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • Cribell felen — results[12].names[36]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
  • štrkáč menší — results[12].names[37]; taxon id 61470; Rhinanthus minor.
[3] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • yellow rattle — Page 4, column 1, row top 337 pt; common-name cell after Rhinanthus minor.; Rhinanthus minor.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Rhinanthus minor 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]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Rhinanthus minor in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
Europe to W. Siberia and Caucasus.

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

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Unknown suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Common Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor) 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 minor — 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 2650555; ID 795LB; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2650555; ID 795LB; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 1, entry Rhinanthus minor (top 337 pt)

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  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Rhinanthus minor — 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 831814; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1472993, 1472994, 1472995, 1472996, 1472997, 1472998, 1472999, 1473000, 1473001, 1473002, 1473003, 1473004, 1473005, 1473006, 1473007, 1473008, 1473009, 1473010, 1473011, 1473012, 1473013, 1473014, 1473015, 1473016, 1473017, 1473018, 1473019, 1473020, 1473021, 1473022, 1473023, 1473024, 1473025, 1473026, 1473027, 1473028, 1473033, 1473034

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.