Eleven
species of Bupleurum are recorded in Britain, These include
the native species Small Hare's-ear (B. baldense), Sickle-leaved
Hare's-ear (B. falcatum) and Slender Hare's-ear (B. tenuissimum).
Small
Hare's-ear (B. baldense) and Sickle-leaved Hare's-ear (B.
falcatum) are protected under Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and
Countryside Act, 1981.
Only one British miner is recorded on Bupleurum.
The
polyphagous agromyzids Liriomyza
huidobrensis and Liriomyza
trifolii have been recorded in quarantine in Britain (Dom
Collins (pers. comm.). See also Liriomyza species in Glasshouses and/or Quarantine Interceptions.
A key to the European miners recorded on
Bupleurum is provided in Bladmineerders van Europa. |