A polylectic species.
Rasmont (1988) lists the following forage species: Dianthus monspessulanus (Caryophyllaceae); Rubus idaeus (Rosaceae); Astragalus sp., Astragalus alpinus, Astragalus sempervirens, Trifolium alpinum, Trifolium repens, Trifolium pratense, Anthyllis sp., Anthyllis vulneraria, Anthyllis vulneraria pyrenaica (Fabaceae); Gentiana sp. (Gentianaceae); Cerinthe minor, Cerinthe glabra, Echium sp., Echium vulgare (Boraginaceae); Teucrium pyrenaicum, Sideritis hyssopifolia, Galeopsis tetrahit, Lamium maculatum, Stachys alopecuros, Nepeta nepetella, Thymus serpyllum,Horminum pyrenaicum (Lamiaceae); Bartsia alpina, Rhinanthus sp., Rhinanthus alectorolophus (Scrophulariaceae); Carduus sp., Carduus carlinoides, Cirsium spinosissimum, Centaurea sp., Centaurea scabiosa, Taraxacum officinale (Asteraceae); Iris latifolia (Iridaceae)
In Spain, Ornosa & Ortiz-Sánchez (2004) list the following plant families as providing forage: Lamiaceae, Asteraceae, Rosaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Fabaceae and Gentianaceae.
In Iran, Alireza et al. (2007) list Lamium album, Salvia sp. (Lamiaceae); Astragalus sp., Medicago sativa, Vicia sp., Trifolium sp.(Fabaceae); Acantholimon sp. (Plumbaginaceae) as forage sources