Yellow rattle  (Rhianthus minor)

Learn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.

Range

Yellow rattle is found throughout Britain (3). Elsewhere it occurs in much of Europe with the exception of the Mediterranean. It is also known in southern Greenland, western Siberia, and Newfoundland (2).

You can view distribution information for this species at the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.

Habitat

This plant inhabits nutrient-poor grasslands, such as hay meadows, roadsides, waste ground, permanent pasture and the drier parts of fens (3).

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