Spergularia [Spergula] rubra (Linnaeus 1753) Presl & Presl 1819 (Family Caryophyllaceae)
Plant |
Leaves |
Flower |
Fruit |
Height: 4-20cm
Annual/Biennial, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - September
(Earliest: 16.5)
Protective Chemicals |
Flavonoids |
Vicenin |
Biotopes: |
Heath and Moorland |
Parasites: |
Liriomyza bryoniae |
Liriomyza strigata |
Scaptomyza graminum Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Delia florilega Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Herbivores: |
Cassida vittata |
Possible Herbivores: |
Cnephasia incertana |
Possible Granivores: |
Rhopalus parumpunctatus |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Sand Spurrey
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