Nardus stricta Linnaeus 1753 (Family Poaceae)

Height: 10-30cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Tufts, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - June (Earliest: 25.5)

Protective Chemicals
Flavonoids Cyanidin, Delphinidin
Other Opaline Silica

Biotopes:
Meadows

Heath and Moorland
Pollination: Wind
Parasites:
Blumeria graminis
Herbivores:
Coenonympha pamphilus

Cerapteryx graminis Larva

Tholera decimalis Larva

Dolerus varispinus Larva

Tenthredopsis coquebertii Larva
Sapivores:
Javesella discolor

Javesella pellucida

Neophilaenus lineatus

Streptanus sordidus

Pithanus maerkelii

Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora: Mat Grass


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