Carex rostrata Stokes in Withering 1787 (Family Cyperaceae)
Height: 30-70cm
Rarely Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Rhizomatous
Monoecious, Flowering May - July
(Earliest: 4.5)
Biotopes: |
Pond Edge |
Peat Bogs and Mires |
Pollination: |
Wind |
Parasites: |
Puccinia caricina |
Other Possible Parasites: |
Elachista subalbidella Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Cordilura Larvae (Stem Borers) |
Psila fimetaria Larva (Stem Borer) |
Herbivores: |
Plateumaris affinis Larva |
Limnobaris dolorosa |
Possible Herbivores: |
Euthrix potatoria |
Hypenodes humidalis Larva |
Many Tenthredinidae |
Plateumaris discolor Larva |
Sapivores: |
Cicadella viridis |
Javesella discolor |
Possible Sapivores: |
Several Cicadellidae |
Stenodema calcarata |
Delphacodes venosus |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Bottle Sedge
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