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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