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Height: 10-80cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Tufts, Lacks Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - October
(Earliest: 1.5)
| Protective Chemicals | |||||
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| Alkaloids | Ergovaline, Halostachine, Lolitrem, Perlolidine, Perloline, Peramine | ||||
| Monoterpenoids | Linalool | ||||
| Sesquiterpenoids | Spathulenol | ||||
| Phenolics | Coumaric, Diferulic, Ferulic, & Hydroxybenzoic Acids, Estragole,
Eugenol, Methyl Cinnamate, Methyl Eugenol, Myristicin | ||||
| Quinonoids | Anthraquinone | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Meadows | |||
| Pollination: | Wind | |||
| Flower Visitors: |
Rhagonycha fulva | |||
| Parasites: |
Claviceps purpurea |
Blumeria graminis |
Epichloë typhina |
Puccinia coronata |
Several Chloropidae Larvae (Stem Borers) |
Several Opomyzidae Larvae (Stem Borers) |
Cerodontha denticornis Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Liriomyza flaveola Larva (Leaf Miner) | |
Hydrellia griseola Larva (Leaf Miner) | ||||
| Herbivores: |
Several Nymphalidae |
Ochlodes sylvanus Larva |
Thymelicus lineola Larva |
Mythimna pallens Larva |
Many Tenthredinidae |
Neocrepidodera ferruginea |
Oulema gallaeciana |
Oulema melanopus | |
Tipula paludosa Larva | ||||
| Sapivores: |
Several Aphididae |
Several Cicadellidae |
Several Delphacidae |
Several Miridae |
Neophilaenus lineatus | ||||
| Decomposers: |
Pyrenophora dematioidea |
Angiosperm Generalists |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Perennial Ryegrass
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2007 J.K. Lindsey
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