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Height: 5-40cm
Rarely Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Annual/Perennial
Hermaphrodite, Flowering April - October
(Earliest: 8.3)
| Protective Chemicals | |||||
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| Triterpenoids | Saponins | ||||
| Flavonoids | Apigenin, Chrysoeriol, Isorhamnetin, Kaempferol,
Quercetin, Luteolin, Rutin, Violanthin, Violaquercitrin | ||||
| Other Phenolics | Methyl Salicylate, Tannins | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Meadows | |||
| Flower Visitors: |
Lasiommata megera |
Autographa gamma | ||
| Seed Dispersal: | Projection | |||
| Parasites: |
Ramularia agrestis |
Liriomyza strigata |
Calliopum aeneum Larva (Stem Miner) | |
| Herbivores: |
Argynnis paphia Larva |
Issoria lathonia Larva |
Charanyca ferruginea Larva |
Noctua fimbriata Larva |
Ametastegia glabrata Larva | ||||
| Possible Herbivores: |
Several Tortricidae |
Conistra erythrocephala Larva |
Diarsia mendica Larva |
Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata Larva |
Ametastegia equiseti Larva |
Cylindrotoma distinctissima Larva | |||
| Possible Sapivores: |
Mecomma ambulans |
Philaenus spumarius |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Wild Pansy
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005 J.K. Lindsey
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