Rhinanthus minor L.
(Yellow-rattle, "The Meadow-maker")

Interactions where Rhinanthus minor is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
(live) live is parasitised by sporangium UK/Ireland Plasmopara densa a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Plasmopara densa/Plasmopara densaa downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Rhinanthus minor/Rhinanthus minoryellow-rattle, "the meadow-maker"live sporangium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by UK/Ireland Podosphaera fusca a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera fusca/Podosphaera fuscaa powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Rhinanthus minor/Rhinanthus minoryellow-rattle, "the meadow-maker"live parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by subepidermal telium UK/IrelandMinor Coleosporium tussilaginis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Coleosporiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Coleosporium tussilaginis/Coleosporium tussilaginisa rust fungussubepidermaltelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Rhinanthus minor/Rhinanthus minoryellow-rattle, "the meadow-maker"liveMinor subepidermal telium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by uredium UK/IrelandMinor Coleosporium tussilaginis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Coleosporiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Coleosporium tussilaginis/Coleosporium tussilaginisa rust fungusuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Rhinanthus minor/Rhinanthus minoryellow-rattle, "the meadow-maker"liveMinor uredium parasitises live

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society

Rhinanthus minor (Yellow-rattle, "The Meadow-maker") may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhinanthus minor (Yellow-rattle, "The Meadow-maker")
GenusRhinanthus (yellow-rattles)
FamilyOROBANCHACEAE (eyebrights, cow-wheats, louseworts & broomrapes)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhinanthus minor (Yellow-rattle, "The Meadow-maker")

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Westbury, B.D. & Davies, A. 2005 Yellow Rattle - its natural history and use in grassland diversification British Wildlife Vol 17, No 2: 93-98.

Rhinanthus minor (Yellow-rattle, "The Meadow-maker") may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rhinanthus minor (Yellow-rattle, "The Meadow-maker"):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 24 images of Rhinanthus minor (Yellow-rattle, "The Meadow-maker")

An excellent plant for a wildlife lawn. As well as providing colour, its parasitic action keeps the grass and other vigorous plants short so enables smaller plants to flower and reduces the need for mowing.

Can be hard to establish, especially if the grass is lush, but once established will keep the grass under control.

It took about 8 years to establish on our lawn/meadow. Each year we’d get two or three plants. It’s not related to quantity of seed (I put a lot of seed on in the first couple of years), it doesn’t build up a seed bank nor does it live underground for a few years as an invisible parasite like many orchids (it’s said that heavy sheep grazing can eradicate the plant in one season). It wasn’t until the drought knocked the other plants back in summer 06 and spring 07 that it really got away.

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