Plant |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
|
Plant |
Leaf |
|
Flower |
Fruit |
Height: 30-120cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Rhizomatous, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering June - September
(Earliest: 15.5)
| Protective Chemicals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iridoids | Aucubin, Catalpol, Harpagoside | ||||
| Phenolics | Coumaric & Ferulic Acids | ||||
| Other Acids | Linolenic | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Spruce Forest Edge |
Meadows | ||
| Flower Visitors: |
Dolichovespula sylvestris |
Bombus lapidarius |
Bombus pascuorum |
Neoascia podagrica |
| Parasites: |
Ramularia scrophulariae |
Cheilosia variabilis Larva (Root & Stem Borer) |
Several Agromyzidae |
Apteropeda orbiculata Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Gortyna flavago Larva (Stem Borer) | ||||
| Herbivores: |
Cucullia scrophulariae |
Several Tortricidae |
Mesotype didymata |
Several Tenthredinidae Larvae |
Cionus |
Otiorhynchus porcatus |
Longitarsus nigrofasciatus | ||
| Sapivores: |
Macrosiphum euphorbiae | |||
| Florivores: |
Eupithecia satyrata |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Figwort
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005 J.K. Lindsey
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