Tussilago farfara Linnaeus 1753 (Family Asteraceae)
Height: 7-25cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Rhizomatous, Lacks Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering February - May
(Earliest: 10.2)
Protective Chemicals |
Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids |
Senecionine, Senkirkine, Tussilagine |
Other Alkaloids |
Tussilaginine |
Sesquiterpenoids |
Bisabolene, Faradiol, Farfaratin, Tussilagone |
Flavonoids |
Hyperoside, Kaempferol, Quercetin, Rutin |
Other Phenolics |
Gallic Acid, Tannins |
Other Acids |
Acetic, Stearic |
Sterols |
Daucosterol, Ergosterol, Sitosterol,
Spinasterol, Stigmasterol |
Other |
Triacontanol |
Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Spruce Forest Edge |
Flower Visitors: |
Many Apidae |
Itoplectis alternans |
Allophroides boops |
Dinarmus acutus |
|
Mesopolobus aequus |
Amphithectus austriacus |
Several Nymphalidae |
Anthocharis cardamines |
|
Gonepteryx rhamni |
Several Anthomyiidae |
Several Calliphoridae |
Several Muscidae |
|
Several Phoridae |
Several Scathophagidae |
Many Syrphidae |
Aphanotrigonum nigripes |
|
Aphanotrigonum trilineatum |
Gonia picea |
Tachina ursina |
Scaptomyza graminum |
|
Scaptomyza pallida |
Sepsis fulgens |
Sepsis violacea |
Leptometopa niveipennis |
|
Phyllomyza flavitarsis |
Bradysia nitidicollis |
Ensina sonchi |
Geomyza tripunctata |
|
Bombylius major |
Mosillus subsultans |
Psilopa nitidula |
Fannia manicata |
|
Lamiogethes difficilis |
Chaetocnema hortensis |
Thrips trehernei |
Seed Dispersal: |
Wind |
Parasites: |
Asteroma impressum |
Golovinomyces cichoracearum |
Podosphaera fusca |
Puccinia poarum |
|
Scrobipalpa acuminatella Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Platyptilia gonodactyla |
Liriomyza strigata |
Phytomyza tussilaginis |
|
Acidia cognata |
Stemonocera cornuta |
Herbivores: |
Several Tortricidae |
Autographa gamma |
Papestra biren Larva |
Scoparia subfusca Larva |
|
Udea lutealis Larva |
Pachyprotasis rapae Larva |
Tenthredo mesomela Larva |
Otiorhynchus scaber |
|
Phyllobius vespertinus |
Galeruca tanaceti |
Sapivores: |
Anuraphis farfarae |
Granivores: |
Amara aenea |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Coltsfoot
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