Plant |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
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Plant |
Leaf |
|
Flower |
Fruit |
Height: 10-40cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - October
(Earliest: 23.5)
| Protective Chemicals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iridoids | Aucubin, Majoroside | ||||
| Saponins | Ursolic Acid | ||||
| Phenolics | Caffeic & Chlorogenic Acids | ||||
| Other Acids | Citric, Oxalic | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Gardens | ||
| Microhabitat: |
Bare Ground | |||
| Pollination: | Wind | |||
| Parasites: |
Phyllosticta plantaginis |
Ramularia rhabdospora |
Golovinomyces sordidus |
Several Agromyzidae |
Cheilosia lasiopa Larva (Root Miner) |
Apteropeda orbiculata Larva (Leaf Miner) | |||
| Herbivores: |
Melitaea athalia Larva |
Melitaea cinxia Larva |
Several Erebidae |
Many Noctuidae |
Several Tortricidae |
Scopula immutata Larva |
Pyrausta despicata Larva |
Pachyprotasis rapae Larva | |
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: |
Aphrodes bicinctus |
Eupteryx vittata |
Aulacorthum solani | |
| Possible Sapivores: |
Macrosiphum euphorbiae | |||
| Florivores: |
Eupithecia absinthiata Larva | |||
| Granivores: |
Amara aenea |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Ratstail Plantain
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005 J.K. Lindsey
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