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Jasione montana L. (Sheep’s-bit)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Jasione montana In fruit 11 August 1999 South Devon England 3
Jasione montana Plant 29 July 1971 South Devon England 2

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos
Variety Jasione montana var. littoralis (a sheep's-bit) 8

Suggested Literature

Jasione montana may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
CAMPANULACEAE
(bellflowers)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Jasione montana:

(live) live is parasitised by telium Puccinia campanulae - a rust (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Rare Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
is foodplant of larva Meligethes subrugosus - a pollen beetle (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of larva Miarus micros - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
pollen pollen is collected to provision nest of female Dufourea halictula - a solitary bee (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) UK/Ireland Macdonald, M.A., in prep.
stem stem may contain larva Napomyza hirticornis - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Spencer, K.A., 1972
stem stem is mined by larva Ophiomyia heringi - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Spencer, K.A., 1972
stem stem may house puparium Ophiomyia heringi - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Spencer, K.A., 1972

Jasione montana may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
CAMPANULACEAE
(bellflowers)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Macdonald, M.A., in prep. Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Spencer, K.A., 1972 Diptera: Agromyzidae

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