Bellis perennis Linnaeus 1753 (Family Asteraceae)
Plant |
Leaves |
Flower |
Fruit |
Height: 2-15cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial
Hermaphrodite, Flowering January - December
(Earliest: 10.1)
| Protective Chemicals |
| Saponins |
Bellissaponin, Perennisaponin |
| Flavonoids |
Apigenin |
| Other Phenolics |
Tannins |
| Polyacetylenes |
Diynoic Acid |
| Other Acids |
Acetic, Malic, Oxalic |
|
Biotopes: |
Meadows |
|
Flower Visitors: |
Several Apidae |
Paramesius bifoveatus |
Lycaena helle |
Anthocharis cardamines |
|
Pieris napi |
Several Empididae |
Many Syrphidae |
Neomyia cornicina |
|
Fannia serena |
Pollenia rudis |
Scathophaga furcata |
Scathophaga stercoraria |
|
Egle ciliata |
Phorbia fumigata |
Siphona ingerae |
Sagittogethes ovatus |
|
Oedemera lurida |
|
Parasites: |
Apteropeda orbiculata Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Hydrellia griseola Larva (Leaf Miner) |
|
Herbivores:: |
Cnephasia asseclana |
Cnephasia incertana Larva |
|
Sapivores:: |
Myzus persicae |
|
Florivores: |
Dichrorampha consortana |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Daisy
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