Rhinanthus crisa-galli L.

Yellow Rattle

Description:

·        Simple much-branched plant with erect stems

·        20-60 cm tall

·        Sessile leaves are lance-shaped and serrated margins

·        Flowers arise in upper leaf axils

·        Calyx nearly round with a papery texture which become greatly inflated in fruit

Habitat:

·        Neglected fields

·        Roadsides

·        Waste places

Distribution:

·        Cow pasture