Vaccinium oxycoccos Linnaeus 1753 (Family Ericaceae)
Plant |
Leaves |
Flower |
Fruit |
Height: 2-15cm
Ericoid Mycorrhizal
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - July
(Earliest: 5.5)
Protective Chemicals |
Iridoids |
Monotropein |
Saponins |
Ursolic Acid |
Flavonoids |
Cyanidin, Peonidin, Quercetin |
Other Phenolics |
Benzoic, Chlorogenic, & Ellagic Acids |
Other Acids |
Citric |
Biotopes: |
Peat Bogs and Mires |
Flower Visitors: |
Boloria aquilonaris |
Parasites: |
Exobasidium rostrupii |
Coleophora vitisella |
Herbivores: |
Boloria aquilonaris |
Diacrisia sannio Larva |
Noctua fimbriata Larva |
Phiaris schulziana Larva |
|
Caliroa annulipes |
Possible Herbivores: |
Several Geometridae |
Several Tortricidae |
Polia bombycina Larva |
Strophosoma capitatum |
Possible Florivores: |
Eana incanana |
Possible Granivores: |
Scolopostethus decoratus |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
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