Bunias orientalis Linnaeus 1753 (Family Brassicaceae)


Plant

Leaf

Flower

Fruit

Height: 40-120cm
Biennial, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering June - August (Earliest: 4.6)
Origin: Asia

Protective Chemicals
Glucosinolates Glucoraphenin, Sinalbin
Phenolics Coumaric, Ferulic, & Sinapic Acids

Biotopes:
Meadows

Gardens
Microhabitat:
Bare Ground
Parasites:
Erysiphe cruciferarum

Liriomyza strigata

Phyllotreta nemorum
Herbivores:
Pieris brassicae

Plutella xylostella Larva

Phyllotreta nigripes
Sapivores:
Brevicoryne brassicae

Ecological Flora of the British Isles


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