Plant |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
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Plant |
Leaf |
|
Flower |
Fruit |
Height: 7-25cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Stoloniferous, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - November
(Earliest: 17.5)
| Protective Chemicals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyanogenic Glycosides | Linamarin, Lotaustralin | ||||
| Saponins | Azukisaponin, Cloversaponin, Soyasapogenol, Soyasaponin | ||||
| Flavonoids | Biochanin, Coumestrol, Formononetin, Genistein, Medicarpin | ||||
| Acids | Ascorbic | ||||
| Enzymes | Linamarase | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Meadows | |||
| Flower Visitors: |
Bombus bohemicus |
Bombus lapidarius |
Several Lycaenidae |
Ochlodes sylvanus |
Pyrgus malvae |
Aphantopus hyperantus |
Coenonympha pamphilus |
Aporia crataegi | |
Pieris rapae |
Euclidia mi | |||
| Parasites: |
Alfalfa mosaic alfamovirus |
Erysiphe trifolii |
Cercospora zebrina |
Agromyza nana |
Ischnopterapion virens Larva (Stem Borer) |
Aproaerema anthyllidella Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Agrotis segetum Larva | ||
| Possible Parasites: |
Delia florilega Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Delia platura Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Hydrellia griseola Larva (Leaf Miner) | |
| Herbivores: |
Colias croceus Larva |
Leptidea sinapis Larva |
Cyaniris semiargus Larva |
Polyommatus icarus Larva |
Several Erebidae |
Several Noctuidae |
Several Tortricidae |
Ematurga atomaria Larva | |
Several Tenthredinidae Larvae |
Many Curculionidae |
Ischnopterapion virens |
Tipula paludosa Larva | |
| Possible Herbivores: |
Vanessa cardui |
Several Erebidae |
Several Tortricidae |
Chiasmia clathrata Larva |
Scotopteryx chenopodiata Larva |
Noctua comes Larva |
Nomophila noctuella Larva |
Otiorhynchus porcatus | |
Phyllobius glaucus |
Neocrepidodera ferruginea |
Agriotes obscurus Larva |
Agriotes sputator Larva | |
Phyllopertha horticola Larva |
Sminthurus viridis | |||
| Sapivores: |
Aphis craccivora |
Aphis fabae |
Aphrophora alni Nymph |
Closterotomus norwegicus |
| Possible Sapivores: |
Adelphocoris lineolatus |
Globiceps flavomaculatus |
Aulacorthum solani |
Macrosiphum euphorbiae |
Peribalus strictus |
Piezodorus lituratus |
Brachycarenus tigrinus |
Aphrodes makarovi | |
Euscelis lineolatus | ||||
| Florivores: |
Fabogethes nigrescens Larva |
Coleophora alcyonipennella Larva | ||
| Possible Florivores: |
Phytocoris varipes | |||
| Granivores: |
Coleophora mayrella Larva |
Protapion fulvipes Larva | ||
| Possible Granivores: |
Adelphocoris lineolatus Nymph |
Peritrechus gracilicornis |
Dolycoris baccarum |
Liorhyssus hyalinus |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
White Clover
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005 J.K. Lindsey
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