I found some dry old flowers in a field and lots of seeds in them. What species is it?
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I found some dry old flowers in a field and lots of seeds in them. What species is it?
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It comes from Rhinanthus sp. It is an annual hemi-parasitic herbaceous plants in the family Orobanchaceae. Generally it loves meadows which are not too much fertilized (which is a good thing to preserve biodiversity and water quality!). So these species are indicators of rather "good" environmental conditions!