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Height: 15-100cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Annual, Lacks Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - July
(Earliest: 9.5)
| Protective Chemicals | |||||
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| Monoterpenoids | Linalool | ||||
| Sesquiterpenoids | Cadinol | ||||
| Phenolics | Elemicin, Estragole, Eugenol, Isosafrole,
Methyl Cinnamate, Methyl Eugenol, Myristicin | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Meadows | |||
| Pollination: | Wind | |||
| Parasites: |
Blumeria graminis |
Puccinia coronata |
Meromyza saltatrix Larva (Stem Borer) |
Liriomyza flaveola Larva (Leaf Miner) |
| Possible Parasites: |
Claviceps purpurea |
Elachista freyerella |
Phorbia fumigata Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Hydrellia griseola Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Geomyza venusta Larva (Stem Borer) | ||||
| Herbivores: |
Lasiommata megera Larva |
Thymelicus lineola Larva | ||
| Possible Herbivores: |
Agriphila latistria Larva |
Pachynematus clitellatus Larva |
Several Chrysomelidae |
Anisoplia villosa |
| Possible Sapivores: |
Several Aphididae |
Horistus orientalis | ||
| Possible Florivores: |
Phytocoris varipes | |||
| Possible Granivores: |
Eurygaster maura |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Soft Brome
Pictures © 2003, 2005, 2007 J.K. Lindsey
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