Plant |
Leaves |
Flower |
Fruit |
|
Plant |
Leaves |
|
Flower |
Fruit |
Height: 8-50cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Tufts
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - September
(Earliest: 18.4)
| Protective Chemicals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terpenoids | Saponins, Terpineol | ||||
| Flavonoids | Quercetin | ||||
| Other Phenolics | Salicylic Acid, Tannins | ||||
| Other Acids | Palmitic, Stearic | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Meadows | |||
| Flower Visitors: |
Athalia bicolor |
Several Syrphidae |
Empis trigramma |
Hilara medeteriformis |
Phorbia longipilis |
Muscina levida |
Bellardia viarum |
Sarcophaga carnaria | |
Scathophaga stercoraria |
Sepsis orthocnemis |
Dilophus febrilis |
Anthonomus rubi | |
| Parasites: |
Coleroa alchemillae |
Podosphaera aphanis |
Incurvaria praelatella Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Coleophora potentillae |
Agromyza idaeiana |
Cheilosia vicina Larva (Stem Borer) |
Anthonomus rubi Larva (Flower Gall) | ||
| Herbivores: |
Several Tortricidae |
Autographa gamma |
Phyllobius glaucus |
Galerucella tenella |
Allantus calceatus Larva |
Cladius pectinicornis Larva | |||
| Sapivores: |
Edwardsiana sociabilis |
Sonronius dahlbomi |
Aphis fabae |
Aulacorthum solani |
Thrips fuscipennis |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005 J.K. Lindsey
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