Plant |
Leaf |
Flower |
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Plant |
Leaf |
|
Flower |
Height: 10-60cm
Never Mycorrhizal
Annual, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - August
(Earliest: 25.4)
| Protective Chemicals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glucosinolates | Allylisothiocyanate, Allylthiocyanate, Glucobrassicin,
Gluconapin, Neoglucobrassicin, Sinigrin | ||||
| Flavonoids | Isovitexin | ||||
| Phytoalexins | Arvelexin, Wasalexin | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Around Buildings | ||
| Parasites: |
Erysiphe cruciferarum |
Chromatomyia horticola |
Liriomyza strigata |
Ceutorhynchus assimilis (Larval Root Gall) |
| Herbivores: |
Pieris napi Larva |
Pieris rapae |
Cnephasia incertana |
Cnephasia stephensiana |
Plutella xylostella Larva |
Several Chrysomelidae | |||
| Sapivores: |
Eurydema dominulus |
Eurydema oleracea |
Brevicoryne brassicae | |
| Granivores: |
Anthocharis cardamines Larva |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Pictures © 2003, 2006 J.K. Lindsey
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