Plant	Leaf
Flower	Fruit

Height: 10-120cm
Rarely Mycorrhizal
Annual
Hermaphrodite, Flowering June - October (Earliest: 29.6)

Protective Chemicals
Sesquiterpenoids	Hydropiperoside, Lapathoside, Vanicoside
Flavonoids	Kaempferol, Pinostrobin, Quercetin, Taxifolin

Biotopes:	Meadows	Around Buildings
Parasites:	Erysiphe polygoni
Possible Parasites:	Pegomya vanduzeei Larva
Herbivores:	Several Noctuidae	Chaetocnema concinna
Possible Herbivores:	Idaea muricata Larva	Xanthorhoe spadicearia Larva	Diacrisia sannio Larva	Parasemia plantaginis
	Clepsis consimilana Larva	Deilephila elpenor
Sapivores:	Several Aphididae
Possible Sapivores:	Lygus pratensis	Aulacorthum solani

Ecological Flora of the British Isles

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