Sisymbrium officinale (Linnaeus 1753) Scopoli 1772 (Family Brassicaceae)
Height: 15-80cm
Rarely Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Annual/Biennial, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - September
(Earliest: 1.5)
Protective Chemicals |
Glucosinolates |
Glucobrassicin, Glucoputranjivin |
Phenolics |
Eugenol, Vanillin |
Acids |
Dodecanoic, Octanoic |
Other |
Myrosin |
Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Gardens |
Microhabitat: |
Bare Ground |
Flower Visitors: |
Siphona geniculata |
Syritta pipiens |
Parasites: |
Erysiphe cruciferarum |
Several Agromyzidae |
Ceutorhynchus assimilis (Larval Root Gall) |
Ceutorhynchus rapae (Larval Stem Borer) |
Herbivores: |
Pieris napi Larva |
Pieris rapae |
Cnephasia asseclana |
Cnephasia incertana |
|
Evergestis limbata Larva |
Several Tenthredinidae Larvae |
Several Chrysomelidae |
Ceutorhynchus pyrrhorhynchus |
|
Ceutorhynchus rapae |
Sapivores: |
Several Aphididae |
Eurydema oleracea |
Brachycarenus tigrinus Nymph |
Florivores: |
Brassicogethes coracinus Larva |
Granivores: |
Anthocharis cardamines Larva |
Cauchas rufimitrella Larva |
Dolycoris baccarum |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Hedge Mustard
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