Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor) wildflower
Ref: yellow
A medium upright plant growing from 10-50 cm in height with small yellow buds that appear from May to September. The common name derives from the flower colour and the inflated bladder-like seed pod which develops and rattles once the seeds and bladder dry out.
Wild Flower
Yellow Rattle
Erect, annual, hairless parasitic herb. Growing up to 50 cm in height. The leaves are narrow-lanceolate, coarsely toothed and slightly wrinkled on the outer edge, stalkless and arranged in opposite pairs. Flowers are situated in short leafy spikes.