Plant |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
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Plant |
Leaf |
|
Flower |
Fruit |
Height: 20-80cm
Occasionally Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Annual, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering June - September
(Earliest: 5.7)
| Protective Chemicals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saponins | Hederagenin | ||||
| Sesquiterpenoids | Caryophyllene, Germacrene, Spathulenol | ||||
| Iridoids | Ajugoside | ||||
| Flavonoids | Chrysoeriol | ||||
| Other Phenolics | Martynoside | ||||
| Acids | Epoxy, Hydroxy | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Wet Meadows | |||
| Seed Dispersal: | Hitch-hiking | |||
| Parasites: |
Neoerysiphe galeopsidis | |||
| Possible Parasites: |
Chromatomyia horticola | |||
| Herbivores: | ||||
Chrysolina fastuosa | /TR>
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| Possible Herbivores: |
Diaphora mendica |
Macrophya sanguinolenta Larva |
Pachyprotasis rapae Larva | |
| Sapivores: |
Orthocephalus coriaceus | |||
| Possible Sapivores: |
Dicyphus errans |
Mecomma ambulans |
Aulacorthum solani |
Evacanthus acuminatus |
| Possible Florivores: |
Eupithecia satyrata | |||
| Granivores: |
Lophophanes cristatus |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Small Hemp-nettle
Pictures © 2003, 2005, 2006 J.K. Lindsey
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