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Height: 20-120cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Tufts, Lacks Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - July
(Earliest: 17.4)
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| Phenolics | Caffeic, Chlorogenic, Coumaric, Ferulic, Hydroxybenzoic,
Protocatechuic, Rosmarinic, & Vanillic Acids, Vanillin | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Meadows | |||
| Pollination: | Wind | |||
| Flower Visitors: |
Bombus hypnorum |
Eupeodes nitens |
Melanostoma mellinum | |
| Parasites: |
Claviceps purpurea |
Blumeria graminis |
Epichloë typhina |
Puccinia coronata |
Uromyces dactylidis |
Gymnopilus flavus |
Oligia latruncula Larva (Stem Borer) |
Oligia strigilis Larva (Stem Borer) | |
Several Elachistidae |
Several Chloropidae Larvae (Stem Borers) |
Cerodontha denticornis Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Liriomyza flaveola Larva (Leaf Miner) | |
Hydrellia griseola |
Geomyza tripunctata Larva (Stem Borer) |
Opomyza germinationis Larva (Stem Borer) | ||
| Herbivores: |
Several Nymphalidae |
Several Hesperiidae |
Many Noctuidae |
Several Tortricidae |
Euthrix potatoria |
Euclidia mi Larva |
Siona lineata Larva |
Chrysoteuchia culmella Larva | |
Helcystogramma rufescens Larva |
Many Tenthredinidae |
Several Chrysomelidae |
Phyllobius vespertinus | |
Polydrusus cervinus Larva | ||||
| Sapivores: |
Several Aphididae |
Several Cicadellidae |
Several Delphacidae |
Several Miridae |
Neophilaenus campestris |
Neophilaenus lineatus |
Cercopis vulnerata | ||
| Granivores: |
Glyphipterix simpliciella Larva |
Eurygaster maura |
Rhopalus parumpunctatus |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Cocksfoot
Pictures © 2003, 2004 J.K. Lindsey
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