Centaurea jacea Linnaeus 1753 (Family Asteraceae)
Height: 20-120cm
Perennial
Hermaphrodite, Flowering June - October
(Earliest: 3.6)
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Habitat: |
Meadows |
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Pollination: |
Several Apidae |
Several Nymphalidae |
Aporia crataegi |
Pieris rapae |
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Thymelicus lineola |
Thymelicus sylvestris |
Adscita statices |
Udea lutealis |
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Several Syrphidae |
Empis livida |
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Parasites: |
Ramularia centaureae |
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Herbivores: |
Siona lineata Larva |
Udea lutealis Larva |
Paratalanta hyalinalis Larva |
Eucosma obumbratana Larva |
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Cassida rubiginosa |
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Sapivores: |
Orthocephalus brevis |
Orthocephalus coriaceus |
Uroleucon jaceae |
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Granivores: |
Eurygaster maura |
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