Plant |
Leaf |
Flowers |
Fruit |
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Plant |
Leaf |
|
Flowers |
Fruit |
Height: 30-100cm
Occasionally Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial
Dioecious, Flowering May - September
(Earliest: 22.4)
| Protective Chemicals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flavonoids | Catechin, Epicatechin, Proanthocyanidin | ||||
| Tannins | Parameritannin | ||||
| Other Phenolics | Tartaric Acid | ||||
| Other | Anthraquinone, Oxalate | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Meadows | |||
| Flower Visitors: |
Melitaea athalia | |||
| Parasites: |
Ramularia rubella |
Pegomya bicolor Larva |
Perapion violaceum Larva (Stem Borer) | |
| Herbivores: |
Several Lycaena Larvae |
Several Geometridae Larvae |
Amphipyra tragopoginis |
Adscita statices Larva |
Apion frumentarium |
Hypera rumicis |
Gastrophysa viridula | ||
| Possible Herbivores: |
Vanessa cardui |
Several Tortricidae |
Camptogramma bilineata Larva |
Parasemia plantaginis |
Sitochroa verticalis Larva |
Udea lutealis Larva |
Altica oleracea |
Phyllobius oblongus Larva | |
Phyllobius pyri Larva | ||||
| Sapivores: |
Coreus marginatus |
Aphis acetosae | ||
| Possible Sapivores: |
Cercopis vulnerata |
Cicadella viridis |
Myzus persicae | |
| Florivores: |
Eupithecia centaureata |
Phytocoris varipes | ||
| Frugivores: |
Coreus marginatus Nymph |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Common Sorrel
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005 J.K. Lindsey
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