Species Cards

Bluebell

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

Group:

Plant, Herb

Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta). Erica Bower

© Erica Bower

Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)

Food chain :

Producer

What it eats :

Makes its own food from carbon dioxide and water, using sunlight energy.

Eaten by:

Flowers are visited by bees. Bulbs are a favourite food of badgers.

Habitat:

WoodlandWoodland

Description:

Bluebells grow in spring from bulbs that stay in the soil over winter. The have long thin glossy leaves, and violet-blue bell-shaped flowers. Pollinated by bees.


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