Veronica chamaedrys Linnaeus 1753 (Family Plantaginaceae)
Plant |
Leaves |
Flower |
Fruit |
Height: 10-60cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering April - June
(Earliest: 15.4)
Protective Chemicals |
Iridoids |
Aucubin, Aucuboside, Catalpol |
Flavonoids |
Apigenin, Luteolin, Scutellarin |
Phenylethanoid Glycosides |
Acteoside, Chamaedroside, Ehrenoside |
Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Flower Visitors: |
Several Apidae |
Microgaster hospes |
Boloria selene |
Pseudopanthera macularia |
|
Xanthorhoe fluctuata |
Several Empididae |
Several Syrphidae |
Scathophaga stercoraria |
|
Fannia canicularis |
Siphona ingerae |
Phaonia pullata | >
Bellardia viarum |
Seed Dispersal: |
Formicidae |
Parasites: |
Podosphaera fuliginea |
Stenoptilia pterodactyla Larva (Stem Miner) |
Apteropeda orbiculata Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Herbivores: |
Melitaea athalia Larva |
Melitaea cinxia Larva |
Macrophya sanguinolenta Larva |
Gymnetron rostellum |
Possible Herbivores: |
Several Tortricidae |
Idaea humiliata Larva |
Athalia cordata Larva |
Tenthredo mesomela Larva |
|
Galeruca tanaceti |
Sapivores: |
Aphis frangulae beccabungae |
Myzus cerasi |
Eupteryx origani |
Granivores: |
Cauchas fibulella |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Germander Speedwell
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