Plant |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
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Plant |
Leaf |
|
Flower |
Fruit |
Height: 5-30cm
Perennial, Stoloniferous, Lacks Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - September
(Earliest: 4.5)
| Protective Chemicals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saponins | Amyrin | ||||
| Other Triterpenoids | Taraxerol | ||||
| Coumarins | Aesculetin, Oxycoumarin, Skimin, Umbelliferone | ||||
| Flavonoids | Apigenin, Isorhamnetin, Kaempferol, Luteolin | ||||
| Other Phenolics | Tannins | ||||
| Sterols | Taraxasterol | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Meadows | |||
| Flower Visitors: |
Several Apidae |
Several Syrphidae |
Siphona ingerae |
Siphona geniculata |
Lucilia sericata |
Sicus ferrugineus |
Empis caudatula | ||
| Seed Dispersal: | Wind | |||
| Parasites: |
Golovinomyces cichoracearum |
Puccinia hieracii |
Cheilosia mutabilis Larva (Stem Miner) |
Cheilosia urbana Larva (Root & Stem Borer) |
Tephritis ruralis Larva (Flower Gall) |
Ophiomyia pulicaria Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Liriomyza strigata | ||
| Herbivores: |
Melitaea athalia Larva |
Melitaea cinxia Larva |
Several Noctuidae | |
| Sapivores: |
Uroleucon cichorii |
Uroleucon obscurum | ||
| Florivores: |
Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Mouse-ear Hawkweed
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005 J.K. Lindsey
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