Polygonum aviculare Linnaeus 1753 (Family Polygonaceae)
Height: 5-80cm
Rarely Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Annual, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering June - November
(Earliest: 30.5)
Protective Chemicals |
Alkaloids |
Panicudine |
Triterpenoids |
Saponins |
Flavonoids |
Astragalin, Avicularin, Betmidin, Cynaroside,
Juglanin, Kaempferol, Liquiritin, Quercetin |
Other Phenolics |
Coumarins |
Phytoestrogens |
Aviculin |
Quinonoids |
Anthraquinone |
Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Gardens |
Microhabitat: |
Bare Ground |
Pollination: |
Autopollination |
Parasites: |
Erysiphe polygoni |
Pegomya bicolor Larva |
Possible Parasites: |
Hydrellia griseola Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Herbivores: |
Several Geometridae |
Many Noctuidae |
Euclidia mi Larva |
Spilosoma lutea Larva |
|
Macrothylacia rubi |
Nomophila noctuella Larva |
Several Tenthredinidae Larvae |
Altica oleracea |
|
Chaetocnema concinna |
Hypera rumicis |
Possible Herbivores: |
Idaea muricata Larva |
Xanthorhoe spadicearia Larva |
Diacrisia sannio Larva |
Parasemia plantaginis |
|
Clepsis consimilana Larva |
Deilephila elpenor |
Pachyprotasis rapae Larva |
Tenthredo mioceras Larva |
Sapivores: |
Coreus marginatus |
Lygus rugulipennis |
Macrosteles maculosus |
Aphis fabae |
Possible Sapivores: |
Aulacorthum solani |
Macrosiphum euphorbiae |
Lygus pratensis |
Aphrophora alni Nymph |
Frugivores: |
Coreus marginatus |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Common Knotgrass
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