''Rhinanthus'' is a genus of annual parasitic plant, hemiparasitic 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'', ''Hedbergia'', ''Bellardia trixago, 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 Rhinanthus, Parasitic plants {{Orobanchaceae-stub