Tripleurospermum inodorum [Matricaria perforata] (Linnaeus 1755) Schultz 1844 (Family Asteraceae)
Plant |
Leaves |
Flower |
Fruit |
Height: 15-60cm
Annual/Biennial, Lacks Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering June - November
(Earliest: 15.5)
Protective Chemicals |
Polyacetylenes |
Lachnophyllum & Matricaria Esters |
Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Flower Visitors: |
Several Apidae |
Dolerus haematodes |
Lycaena phlaeas |
Aphantopus hyperantus |
|
Anthophila fabriciana |
Several Syrphidae |
Several Tachinidae |
Neomyia cornicina |
|
Empis planetica |
Sepsis duplicata |
Stenopterus rufus |
Meligethes atratus |
Parasites: |
Chromatomyia syngenesiae |
Liriomyza strigata |
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Larva (Stem Borer) |
Herbivores: |
Cnephasia asseclana |
Cnephasia incertana |
Several Chrysomelidae |
Sapivores: |
Several Aphididae |
Several Miridae |
Enoplops scapha |
Florivores: |
Aethes margaritana |
Phytocoris varipes |
Granivores: |
Several Carabidae |
Eurygaster maura |
Liorhyssus hyalinus |
Stictopleurus abutilon |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Scentless Mayweed
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