Orobanchaceae
Little yellow rattle
Rhinanthus minor
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Rhinanthus
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Common names
By language (39)
- Arabic
- خرخاشة صغيرة
- Armenian
- Աքլորաբբուկ փոքր
- arz
- خرخاشه صغيره
- Basque
- Kurkubi
- Belarusian
- Званец малы, Грамкі, Званец, Званкі, Ключыкі
- Bulgarian
- Малка клопачка, Rhianthus minor
- Cantonese
- 小鼻花, 小黃鼻
- Catalan
- Cresta de gall, Esquellada
- Chinese
- 佛甲草
- Czech
- Kokrhel menší
- Danish
- Liden Skjaller
- dsb
- Mała šćerkawa
- Dutch
- Kleine ratelaar, Rhianthus minor
- English
- Little yellow rattle, Yellow rattle, Cockscomb, Yellow-rattle, Hayrattle
- Esperanto
- Eta rinanto
- Estonian
- Väike robirohi
- Finnish
- Pikkulaukku
- French
- Cocriste vrai, Petit rhinanthe, Rhinanthe à petites fleurs, Rhinantus minor, Rhianthus minor
- frr
- Letj Panangrisang
- German
- Kleiner Klappertopf
- hsb
- Mała hłuška
- Hungarian
- Csörgő kakascímer
- Icelandic
- Lokasjóður, Peningagras
- Irish
- Gliográn
- Italian
- Rhianthus minor
- kw
- Klegh an myrghes
- Macedonian
- Мала шумарига
- nds
- Horde
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Småengkall
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Småengkall
- Polish
- Szelężnik mniejszy
- Russian
- Погремок малый, Rhianthus minor
- Slovak
- Štrkáč menší
- Slovenian
- Mali škrobotec
- smn
- Ruttârääsi
- Spanish
- Cresta de gallo, Rhianthus minor
- Swedish
- Ängsskallra, Liten höskallra, Äkta ängsskallra
- Ukrainian
- Дзвінець малий
- Welsh
- Cribell felen melyn
Synonyms
- Alectorolophus minor (L.) Dumort.
- Alectorolophus minor (L.) Wimm. & Grab.
- Alectorolophus phallax var. hispanicus Sennen & Elías
- Fistularia minor (L.) Kuntze
- Mimulus crista-galli (L.) Scop.
- Rhinanthus angustifolius subsp. vernalis Soó
- Rhinanthus borealis (Sterneck) Druce
- Rhinanthus crista-galli subsp. minor (L.) Bonnier & Layens
- Rhinanthus crista-galli var. minor (L.) Hartm.
- Rhinanthus glaber subsp. minor (L.) Schübl. & G.Martens
- Rhinanthus glaber var. minor (L.) Corb.
- Rhinanthus grandiflorus subsp. vernalis Soó
- Rhinanthus minor subsp. rusticulus O.Schwarz
- Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus O.Schwarz
- Rhinanthus minor subvar. pubescens Merino
- Rhinanthus minor var. angustifolius Gren.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 1,692 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: introduced, Canada: native, Greenland: introduced, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jacek Pietruszewski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James Duncan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rachel Stringham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Karen Fry, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.