Image to followAI-generated illustrationAcer pseudoplatanus
Acer pseudoplatanus
FamilyGenus: Acernative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
Species
About this species
A large deciduous broadleaf tree, producing flowers in May and June; introduced and established in Great Britain.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Annual cycle
A deciduous tree, Acer pseudoplatanus sheds its leaves in autumn and remains bare through winter. Fresh leaves appear in spring, followed by blooms in May and June. The seeds mature over the summer and are typically released during late summer or autumn.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Schatten
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Jun
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Baum
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Laubabwerfend
Plant height
24.463 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Nectar
0.1096 µl/Blüte
Scientific profile
Acer pseudoplatanus is a deciduous broadleaf tree belonging to the soapberry family (Sapindaceae). It can attain a height of around 24.5 m, with broad leaves averaging approximately 8456 mm² in area. The tree flowers in May and June, and its seeds weigh about 65 mg. It favours fresh, moderately moist, nutrient-rich soils in partial shade, and succeeds on neutral to weakly acid substrates. The species tolerates light disturbance. It is an introduced, established tree in Great Britain.
Pollinators & visitors
42 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Lasioglossum calceatumNomada hirtipesLasioglossum laevigatumMegachile willughbiellaNomada ruficornisOsmia bicornisSphecodes ephippiusBombus sylvestrisBombus terrestrisAndrena chrysoscelesBombus lucorumAndrena nitidaAndrena fulvaAndrena bucephalaAndrena helvolaAndrena dorsataPediaspis acerisBombus jonellusBombus hortorumAndrena barbilabrisNomada flavaAndrena flavipesOrgyia antiquaBombus pascuorumBombus monticolaBombus pratorumAndrena haemorrhoaAndrena wilkellaBombus lapidariusApis melliferaAceria pseudoplataniVespa velutina nigrithoraxEristalis arbustorumSyrphus ribesiiColletes cuniculariusLasioglossum parvulumAndrena thoracicaAndrena scoticaEristalis tenaxAndrena variansBombus cryptarumAndrena synadelpha
Host relationships
35 species use this plant as a host
Chloroclysta siterataOperophtera brumataHydrelia sylvataOurapteryx sambucariaAgriopis aurantiariaHypomecis punctinalisPtilodon cucullina (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775Ptilophora plumigeraCalliteara pudibundaTiliacea auragoNoctua fimbriataHerminia grisealisColocasia coryliPhalera bucephalaColotois pennariaConistra vacciniiZeuzera pyrinaPtilodon capucinaAcasis viretataErannis defoliariaJodis lacteariaEupithecia exiguataAgriopis leucophaeariaAcronicta acerisHydrelia flammeolariaAlsophila aesculariaOrthosia incertaAcronicta alniEnoplognatha ovataOrthosia crudaVibidia duodecimguttataRosalia alpinaPhyllobius oblongusAglia tauLymantria dispar
Other flower visitors
27 other species visit the flowers
Dendrocopos majorPicus viridisPyrrhula pyrrhulaApodemus flavicollisCameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimić, 1986Aceria cephaloneusAgrilus viridisMyodes glareolusApodemus sylvaticusMicromys minutuslasius brunneusPhyllobius arboratorHarmonia axyridisAceria myriadeumNyctalus leisleriMyotis nattereriNyctalus noctulaBarbastella barbastellusPipistrellus pipistrellusPlecotus auritusPipistrellus pygmaeusMyotis daubentoniiBibio hortulanusSarcophaga subvicinaRhagonycha limbataBibio nigriventrisMeligethes viridescens
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•pollinator_interactions
•Baden-Böhm F, App M, Thiele J (2022) — The FloRes Database: A floral resources trait database for pollinator habitat-assessment generated by a multistep workflow. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.djh9w0w29 (CC0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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