Plant |
Leaves |
Flower |
Height: 10-50cm
Never Mycorrhizal
Annual/Perennial
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - September
Protective Chemicals | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iridoids | Aucubin, Catalpol | ||||
Phenolics | Verbascoside |
Biotopes: |
Ponds |
Stream Banks |
Seed Dispersal: | Wind | Water |
Herbivores: |
Adicella reducta Larva |
Several Limnephilidae |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Common Water-starwort
Pictures © 2003, 2005 J.K. Lindsey
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