Arrhenatherum elatius (Linnaeus 1753) Palisot de Beauvois in Presl & Presl 1819 (Family Poaceae)
Height: 5-25cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Tufts, Lacks Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - September
(Earliest: 1.5)
Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Pollination: |
Wind |
Parasites: |
Claviceps purpurea |
Blumeria graminis |
Puccinia coronata |
Several Elachistidae Larvae (Leaf Miners) |
|
Meromyza nigriventris Larva (Stem Borer) |
Oscinella frit Larva (Stem Borer) |
Hydrellia griseola Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Toxoneura quinquemaculata Larva (Stem Borer) |
|
Liriomyza flaveola Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Herbivores: |
Melanargia galathea Larva |
Thymelicus lineola Larva |
Oligia fasciuncula Larva |
Xestia sexstrigata Larva |
|
Helcystogramma rufescens Larva |
Several Tenthredinidae |
Chaetocnema hortensis |
Sapivores: |
Several Aphididae |
Several Miridae |
Ischnodemus sabuleti |
Cercopis vulnerata |
|
Dicranotropis hamata |
Neophilaenus campestris |
Conosanus obsoletus |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Tall Oat Grass
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