Spergula [Spergularia] arvensis Linnaeus 1753 (Family Caryophyllaceae)
Plant |
Leaves |
Flower |
Fruit |
Height: 10-40cm
Rarely Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Annual, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - September
(Earliest: 3.6)
Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Microhabitat: |
Bare Ground |
Pollination: |
Autopollination |
Flower Visitors: |
Fiebrigella palposa |
Herbivores: |
Cassida vittata |
Psylliodes cucullata |
Possible Herbivores: |
Cnephasia incertana |
Cassida flaveola |
Sapivores: |
Aphis sambuci |
Possible Granivores: |
Rhopalus parumpunctatus |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Corn Spurrey
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