Rhinanthus minor
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644023562b2a0243447798 |
| Scientific name | Rhinanthus minor |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Amoen. Acad. 3: 54 (1756) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products: none documented.
Industrial and craft applications: none documented.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal): none documented.
Colorants and tanning: none documented.
Wood and fiber: none documented.
Fragrance and cosmetics: none documented.
Properties relevant to use: none documented.
Standards and regulation: none documented.
Sustainability and sourcing: none documented.
Scientific/model-organism use:
Rhinanthus minor is widely used as an experimental hemiparasitic model species in grassland ecology, plant–plant interaction studies, biodiversity–ecosystem function experiments, and community assembly research (e.g., Phoenix et al., 2003; Bardgett et al., 1998). Its readily germinated seeds and predictable host interactions make it suitable for randomized-block and mesocosm designs testing effects of parasitism on productivity, species composition, and nutrient cycling. Its use as a reference organism for hemiparasite ecology underpins model selection in community experiments and is supported by numerous datasets in the primary literature on plant–plant interaction and ecosystem responses.
Biodiversity/community experiment resource:
R. minor is a standard test taxon in European plant-biodiversity experiments, resource-acquisition field trials, and manipulative studies assessing community productivity responses to hemiparasitism (e.g., Hector et al., 1999). Small, easily sown seeds and consistent experimental performance facilitate replication, ecological interpretation, and comparison of treatment effects across sites.
Ecological classification and function:
As a facultative hemiparasite in northern and montane grasslands, R. minor serves as a model for understanding how parasitic plants influence host fitness, competitive balance, and species diversity in managed and semi-natural grasslands (Phoenix et al., 2003). These experimental deployments support ecological modeling of interaction strength, assembly rules, and community responses to functional trait variation.
Properties relevant to use:
Facultative hemiparasitism, small seed size enabling sowing and replication, and consistent host interactions underpin its deployment in manipulative experiments; no chemical or material properties are documented as relevant to non-medicinal use.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Mimulus crista-galli | (L.) Scop. | Fl. Carniol. , ed. 2, 1: 434 (1771) |
| Rhinanthus drummond-hayi | (F.B.White) Druce | Ann. Scott. Nat. Hist. 1903: 171 (1903) |
| Rhinanthus elatior | (Schur) Tzvelev | Opred. Sosud. Rast. Severo-Zap. Rossii : 680 (2000) |
| Rhinanthus hercynicus | O.Schwarz | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 38: 47 (1935) |
| Rhinanthus calcareus | Wilmott | J. Bot. 78: 202 (1940) |
| Rhinanthus vachellae | Wilmott | Watsonia 1: 85 (1949) |
| Rhinanthus secundus | Bréb. | Mém. Soc. Linn. Normandie 1: liii (1824) |
| Rhinanthus nigricans | Meinsh. | Fl. Ingr. Gouv. St. Petersburg : 259 (1878) |
| Rhinanthus obscurus | Stephan | Nom. Pl. Ager Mosq. : 35 (1804) |
| Rhinanthus lintonii | Wilmott | J. Bot. 78: 209 (1940) |
| Rhinanthus lochabrensis | Wilmott | J. Bot. 78: 211 (1940) |
| Rhinanthus longibracteatus | (Kociejotoski) Domin | Preslia 13-15: 190 (1935) |
| Rhinanthus pallens | Wibel | Prim. Fl. Werth. : 142 (1799) |
| Rhinanthus ramosus | Schur | Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 511 (1866) |
| Rhinanthus rusticulus | (Sterneck) Druce | List Brit. Pl. : 54 (1908) |
| Rhinanthus rigidus | Chabert | Bull. Herb. Boissier 7: 516 (1899) |
| Rhinanthus parviflorus | Bluff & Fingerh. | Comp. Fl. German. 2: 61 (1825) |
| Rhinanthus pratensis | Vill. | Fl. Delphinalis : 62 (1786) |
| Rhinanthus perrieri | Chabert | Bull. Herb. Boissier 7: 510 (1899) |
| Rhinanthus crista-galli var. drummond-hayi | F.B.White | Scott. Naturalist (Perth) 8: 324 (1886) |
| Rhinanthus crus-galli | Clem. & E.G.Clem. | Rocky Mt. Flowers : 138 (1914) |
| Alectorolophus borealis | Sterneck | Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 3: 25 (1899) |
| Alectorolophus buccalis | Heynh. | Alph. Aufz. Gew. : 18 (1846) |
| Alectorolophus crista-galli | M.Bieb. | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 2: 68 (1808) |
| Alectorolophus drummond-hayi | (F.B.White) Sterneck | Abh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 1(2): 155 (1901) |
| Alectorolophus glaber | All. | Fl. Pedem. 1: 58 (1785) |
| Alectorolophus glandulosus | Sterneck | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 45: 98 (1895) |
| Alectorolophus groenlandicus var. drummond-hayi | (F.B.White) Ostenf. | Bot. Færöes 1: 55 (1901) |
| Alectorolophus kyrollae | (Chabert) Sterneck | Abh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 1(2): 119 (1901) |
| Alectorolophus longibracteatus | Kociejotoski | Acta Soc. Bot. Poloniae 1: 45 (1923) |
| Alectorolophus minor | (L.) Dumort. | Fl. Belg. : 33 (1827) |
| Alectorolophus parviflorus | Wallr. | Sched. Crit. : 318 (1822) |
| Alectorolophus personatus | Behrendsen & Sterneck | Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 45: 213 (1903) publ. 1904) |
| Alectorolophus pulchella | Schumach. ex Wimm. | Fl. Schles. : 277 (1841) |
| Alectorolophus ramosus | Schur | Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 880 (1866) |
| Alectorolophus rigidus | (Chabert) Sterneck | Abh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 1(2): 121 (1901) |
| Alectorolophus rusticulus | Sterneck | Abh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 1(2): 108 (1901) |
| Alectorolophus stenophyllus | Schur | Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 880 (1866) |
| Alectorolophus stenophyllus | Sterneck | Fl. Schweiz , ed. 2, 1: 459 (1905) |
| Alectorolophus villosus | Dumort. | Fl. Belg. : 33 (1827) |
| Fistularia alpina | Wettst. | Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 103 (1893) |
| Fistularia crista-galli | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 460 (1891) |
| Fistularia minor | (L.) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 460 (1891) |
| Rhinanthus borealis | (Sterneck) Chabert | Bull. Herb. Boissier 7: 429 (1899) |
| Rhinanthus personatus | Bég. | Exsicc. (Fl. Ital) III, 12: 67 1914 |
| Rhinanthus minor var. stenophyllus | Schur | Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 511 (1866) |
| Rhinanthus minor var. elatior | Schur | Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 511. 1866 |
| Rhinanthus kyrollae | Chabert | Bull. Herb. Boissier 7: 511 (1899) |
| Rhinanthus minor subsp. borealis | (Sterneck) Á.Löve | Bot. Not. 1950: 52 (1950) |
| Rhinanthus crista-galli | L. | Sp. Pl. : 603 (1753) |
| Rhinanthus angustifolius subsp. vernalis | Soó | |
| Rhinanthus grandiflorus subsp. vernalis | Soó | |
| Rhinanthus minor subsp. rusticulus | O.Schwarz | |
| Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus | O.Schwarz | |
| Rhinanthus serotinus subsp. vernalis | Hyl. | |
| Alectorolophus minor | (L.) Wimm. & Grab. | Fl. Siles. 2(1): 213. 1829 [Mar-Apr 1829] |
| Rhinanthus glaber | Lam. | Fl. Franç. 2: 352 (1779) |
| Rhinanthus crista-galli var. fallax | W.D.J.Koch ex E.F.Linton | J. Bot. 29: 80. 1891 [Mar 1891] |
| Alectorolophus minor var. fallax | Wimm. & Grab. | Fl. Siles. 2(1): 213. 1829 [Mar-Apr 1829] |
| Rhinanthus minor var. balticus | (U.Schneid.) Hartl | in G. Hegi, Illustr. Fl. Mitteleur. ed. 2, 6(1:5): 385 (1972):. |
| Rhinanthus borealis | (Sterneck) Druce | |
| Rhinanthus crista-galli var. minor | (L.) Hartm. | Handb. Skand. Fl. : 238 (1820) |
| Rhinanthus glaber subsp. minor | (L.) Schübl. & G.Martens | Fl. Würtemberg : 397 (1834) |
| Alectorolophus phallax var. hispanicus | Sennen & Elías | Exsicc. (Pl. Esp.) 1924: n.° 5007 (1925) |
| Rhinanthus minor var. angustifolius | Gren. | Fl. France 2: 613 (1853) |
| Rhinanthus minor subvar. pubescens | Merino | Brotéria, Sér. Bot. 12: 46 (1914) |
| Rhinanthus crista-galli subsp. minor | (L.) Bonnier & Layens | Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France : 239 (1894) |
| Rhinanthus glaber var. minor | (L.) Corb. | Nouv. Fl. Normandie : 439 (1894) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | little yellow rattle |
| English | cockscomb |
| English | hayrattle |
| English | yellow-rattle |
| English | yellow rattle |
| Spanish | cresta de gallo |
| Arabic | خرخاشة صغيرة |
| Belarusian | грамкі |
| Belarusian | званец |
| Belarusian | званкі |
| Belarusian | ключыкі |
| Belarusian | званец малы |
| Bulgarian | малка клопачка |
| Catalan | esquellada |
| Catalan | cresta de gall |
| Czech | kokrhel menší |
| Welsh | cribell felen melyn |
| Danish | liden skjaller |
| German | kleiner klappertopf |
| Esperanto | eta rinanto |
| Estonian | väike robirohi |
| Basque | kurkubi |
| Finnish | pikkulaukku |
| French | rhinanthe à petites fleurs |
| French | petit rhinanthe |
| French | cocriste vrai |
| frr | letj panangrisang |
| Irish | gliográn |
| Upper Sorbian | mała hłuška |
| Hungarian | csörgő kakascímer |
| Armenian | Աքլորաբբուկ փոքր |
| Icelandic | peningagras |
| Icelandic | lokasjóður |
| Cornish | klegh an myrghes |
| Macedonian | мала шумарига |
| Norwegian Bokmål | småengkall |
| Dutch | kleine ratelaar |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | småengkall |
| Polish | szelężnik mniejszy |
| Russian | Погремок малый |
| Slovak | štrkáč menší |
| Slovenian | mali škrobotec |
| smn | ruttârääsi |
| Swedish | liten höskallra |
| Swedish | Ängsskallra |
| Swedish | Äkta ängsskallra |
| Ukrainian | Дзвінець малий |
| Chinese | 佛甲草 |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Rhinanthus minor subsp. minor | Unknown | |
| Rhinanthus minor subsp. monticola | (Lamotte) P.Fourn. | Quatre Fl. France : 788 (1937) |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Start at 4°C for 3 months, then warm to 20°C for another 3 months. |
| parasitic, can survive and produce seed without host grass or clover but plants will be small; sow with caution in North America as it may become invasive |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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Caucasus
- North Caucasus
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Middle Asia
- Kazakhstan
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Russian Far East
- Kamchatka
- Khabarovsk
- Primorye
- Sakhalin
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Siberia
- Altay
- West Siberia
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Caucasus
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Eastern Europe
- Baltic States
- Belarus
- Central European Russia
- East European Russia
- Krym
- North European Russia
- Northwest European Russia
- South European Russia
- Ukraine
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Middle Europe
- Austria
- Belgium
- Czechoslovakia
- Germany
- Hungary
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Switzerland
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Northern Europe
- Denmark
- Finland
- Føroyar
- Great Britain
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Norway
- Sweden
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Southeastern Europe
- Albania
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Italy
- Romania
- Yugoslavia
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Southwestern Europe
- France
- Portugal
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Eastern Europe
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Eastern Canada
- Labrador
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
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North-central U.S.A.
- Wisconsin
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Northeastern U.S.A.
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- Maine
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- Michigan
- New York
- Vermont
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Northwestern U.S.A.
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Montana
- Oregon
- Washington
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South-central U.S.A.
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Southwestern U.S.A.
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Subarctic America
- Alaska
- Greenland
- Northwest Territorie
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Western Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
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Eastern Canada
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000747233 |
| Canadensys | 7069 |
| USDA Plants | RHMI13 |
| Tropicos | 29200193 |
| INPN | 117616 |
| Flora of Italy | 5000 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30116962-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-2900773 |
| Plantarium | 31758 |
| PaleoBotany | 108031 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 146124 |
| Observations.org | 2716 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 254782 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000004135 |
| Nature Serve | 2.134575 |
| IPNI | 30116962-2 |
| iNaturalist | 61470 |
| iNaturalist | 61418 |
| GBIF | 3172043 |
| Freebase | /m/035sz0 |
| EPPO | RHIMI |
| EOL | 485574 |
| Elurikkus | 6792 |
| USDA GRIN | 417257 |
| Wikipedia | Rhinanthus_minor |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_964270735.1 | daRhiMino1.hap1.1 | Chromosome | WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE | 2024-09-29 | 37 | 1.10 Gb |
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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Collections Top
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| In public collections | 0 |