Petasites hybridus (Linnaeus 1753) Gaertner, Meyer, & Scherbius 1801 (Family Asteraceae)
Height: 10-80cm
Occasionally Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering March - April
(Earliest: 17.3)
Protective Chemicals |
Sesquiterpenoids |
Furanopetasin, Isopetasin, Petasin |
Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids |
Integerrimine, Monocrotaline, Retrorsine, Senecionine, Seneciphylline, Senkirkine |
Biotopes: |
Spruce Forest Edge |
Flower Visitors: |
Many Apidae |
Vespula rufa |
Aglais io |
Aglais urticae |
|
Anthocharis cardamines |
Gonepteryx rhamni |
Cheilosia albipila |
Pollenia rudis |
Parasites: |
Golovinomyces cichoracearum |
Ascochyta microspora |
Acidia cognata |
Phytomyza tussilaginis |
|
Stemonocera cornuta |
Platyptilia gonodactyla |
Herbivores: |
Amphipoea oculea Larva |
Several Tenthredinidae Larvae |
Liparus germanus Larva |
Cheilosia chloris Larva (Roots) |
Sapivores: |
Several Cicadellidae |
Anuraphis farfarae |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Butterbur
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