Plant |
Leaves |
Flower |
Fruit |
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Plant |
Leaves |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Height: 2-15cm
Ericoid Mycorrhizal
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - July
(Earliest: 5.5)
| Protective Chemicals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iridoids | Monotropein | ||||
| Saponins | Ursolic Acid | ||||
| Flavonoids | Cyanidin, Peonidin, Quercetin | ||||
| Other Phenolics | Benzoic, Chlorogenic, & Ellagic Acids | ||||
| Other Acids | Citric | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Peat Bogs and Mires | |||
| Flower Visitors: |
Boloria aquilonaris | |||
| Parasites: |
Exobasidium rostrupii |
Coleophora vitisella | ||
| Herbivores: |
Boloria aquilonaris |
Diacrisia sannio Larva |
Noctua fimbriata Larva |
Phiaris schulziana Larva |
Caliroa annulipes | ||||
| Possible Herbivores: |
Several Geometridae |
Several Tortricidae |
Polia bombycina Larva |
Strophosoma capitatum |
| Possible Florivores: |
Eana incanana | |||
| Possible Granivores: |
Scolopostethus decoratus |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
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