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Safari Tip:
Need help identifying wild plants? Checkout the superbly
illustrated fold out identification charts in the nature shop - click
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Latin name: Rhinanthus minor
Size: Grows to 40cms.
Distribution: Found throughout the UK.
Flowering months: May to August
Habitat: Meadows.
Special features: Bright yellow flowers. Hairy stem. Narrow toothed
leaves.
 Yellow
rattle gets its name from the dry seed pods which make a rattling sound when you
shake them.
Yellow rattle is partly parasitic. It absorbs some of its nutrients by joining
its roots to those of nearby grasses.
UK Safari Wild Flower Section
UK Safari Plants and Trees Section
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