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YELLOW RATTLE

Class: Rhinanthus minor, crista galli
Family: FIGWORT FAMILY
Sub Family: Scrophulariaceae
Year: Annual
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Colour: Pale yellow
Height: 15-80 cm (6-30")
Each Flower: 5-13 mm (1/3-1/2") long with 2 lips, upper lip hooded and enclosing 4 stamens, tip violet-spotted; lower lip 3-lobed and has 2 black spots; calyx 4-toothed, inflated but constricted round petals, pale green with dark longitudinal veins
Leaves: Opposite, stalkless, lance-shaped, and toothed
Stems: May be single or slightly branched and 4-sided
Blooming Period: June - August
Habitat: Moist fields and meadows at varying elevations
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