Rumex acetosa Linnaeus 1753 (Family Polygonaceae)
Height: 30-100cm
Occasionally Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Persistent Seed Bank
Dioecious, Flowering May - September
(Earliest: 21.4)
Protective Chemicals |
Flavonoids |
Catechin, Epicatechin, Proanthocyanidin |
Tannins |
Parameritannin |
Other Phenolics |
Tartaric Acid |
Other |
Anthraquinone, Oxalate |
Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Flower Visitors: |
Melitaea athalia |
Scaeva selenitica |
Erioptera fuscipennis |
Parasites: |
Erysiphe polygoni |
Ramularia rubella |
Venturia rumicis |
Uromyces rumicis |
|
Pegomya bicolor Larva |
Several Apionidae Larvae (Stem Borers) |
Herbivores: |
Capreolus capreolus |
Several Lycaenidae Larvae |
Several Geometridae |
Several Noctuidae Larva |
|
Phragmatobia fuliginosa Larva |
Adscita statices Larva |
Cnephasia incertana |
Ametastegia equiseti Larva |
|
Hypera rumicis |
Rhinoncus pericarpius |
Chaetocnema concinna |
Gastrophysa viridula |
Possible Herbivores: |
Vanessa cardui |
Several Crambidae Larvae |
Several Geometridae Larvae |
Many Noctuidae Larvae |
|
Several Tortricidae |
Several Tenthredinidae |
Altica oleracea |
Phyllobius oblongus Larva |
|
Phyllobius pyri Larva |
Sapivores: |
Several Aphididae |
Several Miridae |
Coreus marginatus |
Possible Sapivores: |
Aphrodes makarovi |
Cicadella viridis |
Cercopis vulnerata |
Macrosiphum euphorbiae |
|
Apolygus spinolae |
Florivores: |
Eupithecia centaureata |
Phytocoris varipes |
Granivores: |
Coreus marginatus |
Possible Granivores: |
Rhopalus parumpunctatus |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Common Sorrel
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