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Rhinanthus minor
An erect plant with longish stems without many leaves. When the yellow tubular flowers fade, the calyx behind them becomes a silvery sphere in which the seeds ripen – the rattle.
On nutrient-poor grasslands, including permanent pastures hay meadows and dunes. Also on roadsides and waste ground.
In flower from May to July
Yellow rattle underwent a marked decline in Britain throughout the 20th century, thought to be a result of changes in farming practices.
Yellow rattle in a meadow, image by Lucia Chmurova
Yellow rattle close up, image by Lucia Chmurova
Ranunculus ophioglossifolius
Smyrnium olusatrum
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