Narrow-leaved rattle facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Narrow-leaved rattle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Genus:	Rhinanthus
Species:	R. angustifolius
Binomial name
Rhinanthus angustifolius C.C.Gmel.
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The Rhinanthus angustifolius, often called the narrow-leaved rattle or greater yellow-rattle, is a fascinating wildflower. It's an annual plant, meaning it completes its whole life cycle in one year. You can find this plant growing naturally in temperate grasslands across much of Europe and parts of northern and central Western Asia. Its bright yellow flowers are especially popular with bumblebees, which help the plant spread its seeds.

Where Does the Greater Yellow-Rattle Grow?

The greater yellow-rattle is found in many places around the world. It grows naturally across a wide area, mainly in Europe and parts of Asia.

Greater Yellow-Rattle in Europe

You can find this plant in many European countries:

• Northern Europe: It grows in countries like Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and parts of western Russia.
• Central Europe: It's common in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, and Switzerland.
• Southern and Eastern Europe: You can also spot it in France, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, and other parts of western Russia. It's also found in southeastern Europe, including Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, North Macedonia, and Croatia.

Greater Yellow-Rattle in Asia

Beyond Europe, the greater yellow-rattle also grows in parts of Asia:

• Western Asia: It can be found in Turkey.
• Caucasus Region: This plant grows in countries like Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. It's also in parts of southern Russia near the Caucasus mountains.
• Central Asia: You might find it in western Kazakhstan and central-western parts of Russia, including areas like Kalmykia and Volgograd.
• Siberia: It even reaches into northwestern Siberia in Russia, in regions like Chelyabinsk, Novosibirsk, and Omsk.

Other Names for Greater Yellow-Rattle

Plants often have different common names depending on the language or region. Here are some other names for Rhinanthus angustifolius:

• German: Großer Klappertopf
• Finnish: Isolaukku
• Dutch: Grote ratelaar
• Macedonian: Голема шумарига
• Polish: Szelężnik większy
• Swedish: Höskallra
• Welsh: Cribell felen fawr