Plantago lanceolata Linnaeus 1753 (Family Plantaginaceae)
Height: 5-50cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering April - October
(Earliest: 16.4)
Protective Chemicals |
Iridoids |
Aucubin, Catalpol |
Flavonoids |
Luteolin |
Phenylethanoid Glycosides |
Acteoside, Lavandulifolioside, Plantamajoside |
Other Phenolics |
Plantamoside, Verbascoside |
Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Around Buildings |
Pollination: |
Wind |
Flower Visitors: |
Bombus pratorum |
Pipizella virens |
Platycheirus clypeatus |
Parasites: |
Ramularia rhabdospora |
Golovinomyces sordidus |
Chromatomyia horticola |
Phytomyza plantaginis |
|
Cheilosia lasiopa Larva (Root Miner) |
Apteropeda orbiculata Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Aspilapteryx tringipennella Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Philopedon plagiatus |
Herbivores: |
Several Nymphalidae |
Several Noctuidae Larvae |
Several Tortricidae |
Parasemia plantaginis |
|
Phragmatobia fuliginosa Larva |
Pyrausta despicata Larva |
Several Tenthredinidae Larvae |
Chrysolina staphylaea |
Possible Herbivores: |
Several Geometridae Larvae |
Many Noctuidae |
Arctia caja |
Diacrisia sannio Larva |
|
Diasemia reticularis Larva |
Udea lutealis Larva |
Celypha rivulana Larva |
Several Tenthredinidae |
Sapivores: |
Philaenus spumarius |
Aphis fabae |
Thrips nigropilosus |
Possible Sapivores: |
Macrosiphum euphorbiae |
Granivores: |
Endothenia marginana |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Ribwort Plantain
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