Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus 1753 (Family Lamiaceae)
Plant |
Leaf |
Flower |
Colour Variant |
Fruit |
Height: 5-40cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering July - September
(Earliest: 9.6)
Protective Chemicals |
Saponins |
Oleanolic & Ursolic Acids, Prunelloside |
Flavonoids |
Hyperoside, Kaempferol, Quercetin, Rutin |
Other Phenolics |
Caffeic, Coumaric, & Rosmarinic Acids, Tannins |
Other Acids |
Betulinic, Cinnamic, Maslinic, Polyacetylenic |
Biotopes: |
Spruce Forest Edge |
Flower Visitors: |
Several Apidae |
Tenthredo obsoleta |
Boloria selene |
Pieris napi |
|
Pieris rapae |
Siphona geniculata |
Parasites: |
Neoerysiphe galeopsidis |
Golovinomyces biocellatus |
Septoria prunellae |
Rosenscheldia abundans |
|
Ascochyta lamiorum |
Amauromyza labiatarum |
Apteropeda orbiculata Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Herbivores: |
Cnephasia asseclana |
Cnephasia incertana |
Otiorhynchus porcatus |
Longitarsus obliteratus |
Sapivores: |
Aulacorthum solani |
Macrosiphum euphorbiae |
Eupteryx vittata |
Florivores: |
Sagittogethes umbrosus Larva |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Self-heal
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