Angelica sylvestris Linnaeus 1753 (Family Apiaceae)
Plant |
Leaves |
Flower |
Fruit |
Height: 50-200cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Biennial/Perennial, Lacks Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering July - October
(Earliest: 10.6)
Protective Chemicals |
Furanocoumarins |
Angelicin |
Monoterpenoids |
Bornyl Acetate, Camphene, Limonene, Myrcene, Ocimene,
Phellandrene, Pinene, Sabinene, Terpinolene |
Sesquiterpenoids |
Bisabolene, Bisabolol, Chamigrene, Copaene, Daucene,
Farnesene, Globulol, Humulene, Muurolene, Sesquiphellandrene |
Other Terpenoids |
Terebangelene |
Phenolics |
Cresol, Tannins |
Acids |
Angelic, Hydroxymyristic, Methylethylacetic, Valeric |
Other |
Naphthalene |
Biotopes: |
Wet Meadows |
Flower Visitors: |
Many Apidae |
Several Braconidae |
Many Crabronidae |
Many Ichneumonidae |
|
Many Tenthredinidae |
Many Vespidae |
Arge rustica |
Leucospis dorsigera |
|
Priocnemis gracilis |
Gasteruption pedemontanum |
Several Nymphalidae |
Cerapteryx graminis |
|
Isturgia limbaria |
Epinotia nanana |
Yponomeuta evonymella |
Several Muscidae |
|
Many Syrphidae |
Several Tachinidae |
Lucilia caesar |
Onesia floralis |
|
Conops flavipes |
Sciara hemerobioides |
Ochlerotatus punctor |
Chloromyia formosa |
|
Tabanus glaucopis |
Orfelia tristis |
Bibio pomonae |
Several Cerambycidae |
|
Several Cetoniidae |
Chrysanthia viridissima |
Rhagonycha fulva |
Mordella holomelaena |
|
Lagria hirta |
Otiorhynchus ligustici |
Cychramus luteus |
Several Miridae |
Parasites: |
Protomyces macrosporus |
Passalora depressa |
Asteromella huubii |
Erysiphe heraclei |
|
Puccinia bistortae |
Plasmopara nivea |
Epermenia chaerophyllella |
Epermenia falciformis Larva |
|
Several Syrphidae Larvae |
Phytomyza angelicae |
Phytomyza angelicastri |
Protearomyia nigra Larva (Stem Borer) |
|
Macrolabis heraclei Larva (Leaf Gall) |
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Larva (Stem Borer) |
Gortyna flavago Larva (Stem Borer) |
Herbivores: |
Papilio machaon |
Cnephasia asseclana |
Cnephasia incertana |
Agonopterix ciliella |
|
Agonopterix heracliana Larva |
Autographa gamma |
Alcis repandata Larva |
Pachyprotasis rapae Larva |
|
Liparus germanus |
Sapivores: |
Several Aphididae |
Orthops campestris |
Aphrophora alni Nymph |
|
Philaenus spumarius |
Graphosoma lineatum |
Florivores: |
Several Geometridae |
Granivores: |
Orthops basalis |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Angelica
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