''Rhinanthus'' is a genus of annual
hemiparasitic
A parasitic plant is a plant that derives some or all of its nutritional requirements from another living plant. They make up about 1% of angiosperms and are found in almost every biome. All parasitic plants develop a specialized organ called the ...
herbaceous plants in the family
Orobanchaceae, formerly classified in the family
Scrophulariaceae. Its species are commonly known as rattles. The genus consists of about 30 to 40 species found in Europe, northern Asia, and North America, with the greatest species diversity (28 species) in Europe.
Phylogeny
The phylogeny of the genera of
Rhinantheae has been explored using molecular characters.
''Rhinanthus'' is the sister genus to ''
Lathraea'', and then to ''
Rhynchocorys''. These three genera share phylogenetic affinities with members of the core Rhinantheae: ''
Bartsia'', ''
Euphrasia'', ''
Tozzia
''Tozzia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants within the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. It contains a unique species, ''Tozzia alpina''.
While the plant in its young, vegetative stage is holoparasite, it becomes hemiparasite in its flowe ...
'', ''
Hedbergia
''Hedbergia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants, initially classified in Scrophulariaceae, and now within the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. It contains a unique species, ''Hedbergia abyssinica''. It is an afromontane genus, widespread in ...
'', ''
Bellardia'', and ''
Odontites''. ''
Melampyrum'' appears as a more distant relative.
Systematics
Selected species
References
External links
Flora Europaea: ''Rhinanthus''Flora of China: ''Rhinanthus''Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Rhinanthus''
Orobanchaceae genera
Parasitic plants
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