Plant |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
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Plant |
Leaf |
|
Flower |
Fruit |
Height: 20-80cm
Perennial, Rhizomatous
Hermaphrodite, Flowering July - September
(Earliest: 15.8)
| Protective Chemicals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monoterpenoids | Carveol, Carvone, Limonene, Menthol,
Phellandrene, Pulegone | ||||
| Flavonoids | Linarin | ||||
| Other Phenolics | Tannins | ||||
| Acids | Acetic, Butyric, Caproic, Caprylic, Palmitic | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Wet Meadows | |||
| Flower Visitors: |
Eristalis tenax | |||
| Parasites: |
Septoria menthae | |||
| Possible Parasites: |
Amauromyza labiatarum | |||
| Herbivores: |
Pyrausta aurata Larva |
Several Chrysomelidae | ||
| Possible Herbivores: |
Vanessa cardui |
Several Tortricidae |
Angerona prunaria Larva |
Pseudopanthera macularia |
Anania hortulata |
Udea ferrugalis Larva |
Polymixis flavicincta |
Pseudopostega crepusculella Larva | |
Pachyprotasis antennata Larva |
Tenthredo atra Larva | |||
| Sapivores: |
Eupteryx atropunctata | |||
| Possible Sapivores: |
Eupteryx aurata |
Eupteryx vittata |
Deraeocoris flavilinea |
Lygocoris pabulinus |
Macrosiphum euphorbiae |
Zicrona caerulea |
Thrips fuscipennis | ||
| Possible Florivores: |
Sagittogethes umbrosus Larva | |||
| Granivores: |
Liocoris tripustulatus | |||
| Possible Granivores: |
Scolopostethus thomsoni |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Spearmint and Apple Mint
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005 J.K. Lindsey
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