Lysimachia vulgaris Linnaeus 1753 (Family Primulaceae)
Height: 40-150cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Stoloniferous, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering June - August
(Earliest: 18.6)
Protective Chemicals |
Flavonoids |
Astragalin, Hyperin, Isorhamnetin, Kaempferol, Myricetin, Quercetin, Syringetin |
Benzoquinones |
Embelin, Rapanone |
Biotopes: |
Stream Banks |
Wet Meadows |
Flower Visitors: |
Lasioglossum leucozonium |
Brassicogethes viridescens |
Parasites: |
Septoria lysimachiae |
Liriomyza strigata |
Possible Parasites: |
Cheilosia antiqua Larva |
Herbivores: |
Autographa gamma |
Lacanobia oleracea |
Pandemis dumetana Larva |
Monostegia abdominalis |
Possible Herbivores: |
Several Tortricidae |
Acronicta rumicis Larva |
Lacanobia splendens |
Psylliodes picina |
Sapivores: |
Several Aphididae |
Aphrophora alni Nymph |
Philaenus spumarius |
Adelphocoris ticinensis |
Possible Sapivores: |
Cixius distinguendus |
Florivores: |
Chloroclystis v-ata Larva |
Eupithecia centaureata |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
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