Lathyrus linifolius [montanus] (Reichard 1782) Bässler 1971 (Family Fabaceae)
Height: 15-45cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Rhizomatous, Lacks Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering April - July
(Earliest: 12.4)
Protective Chemicals |
Flavonoids |
Kaempferol, Pisatin, Quercetin |
Biotopes: |
Heath and Moorland |
Spruce Forest Edge |
Flower Visitors: |
Andrena lathyri |
Bombus pascuorum |
Anthocharis cardamines |
Leptidea sinapis |
Herbivores: |
Leptidea sinapis Larva |
Bruchus loti |
Possible Herbivores: |
Several Tortricidae |
Sitona lineatus |
Sitona waterhousei |
Sapivores: |
Megoura viciae |
Aphis craccivora |
Possible Sapivores: |
Globiceps flavomaculatus |
Lygus rugulipennis |
Macrosiphum euphorbiae |
Possible Florivores: |
Phytocoris varipes |
Granivores: |
Bruchus atomarius Larva |
Possible Granivores: |
Peritrechus gracilicornis |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Bitter Vetchling
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