Dactylis glomerata Linnaeus 1753 (Family Poaceae)

Height: 20-120cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Tufts
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - July (Earliest: 2.5)

Habitat:
Meadows
Pollination: Wind
Parasyrphus annulatus
Parasites:
Puccinia coronata

Uromyces dactylidis

Blumeria graminis

Claviceps purpurea

Oscinella maura Larva
(Stem Borer)
Herbivores:
Ochlodes sylvanus Larva

Thymelicus lineola Larva

Several Nymphalidae

Euthrix potatoria

Mythimna pallens Larva

Several Tenthredinidae Larvae

Polydrusus cervinus Larva
Sapivores:
Leptopterna dolabrata

Cercopis vulnerata

Neophilaenus lineatus

Hyalopteroides humilis
Granivores:
Glyphipterix simpliciella Larva

Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora: Cocksfoot


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