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').
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The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').
Filters:
| Author & Year | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 | Fungi of the South East England | 383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 | Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook | 2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd |
| Ing, B., 1990 | An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews | Mycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq. |
| Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota | 517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Moore, W.C., 1959 | British Parasitic Fungi | 430pp, Cambridge University Press |
| Preece, T.F., 2002 | A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles | 33pp, British Mycological Society |
 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Rhinanthus minor (Yellow-rattle, "The Meadow-maker")
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| Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
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| 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"):
 BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk)
has 24 images of Rhinanthus minor (Yellow-rattle, "The Meadow-maker")
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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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