Image to followAI-generated illustrationAegopodium podagraria
Aegopodium podagraria
FamilyGenus: Aegopodiumnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
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About this species
An archaeophyte herbaceous plant of nutrient-rich, moist, shaded habitats, flowering from spring through early autumn.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
The source evidence does not include specific ecological impact assessments.
Annual cycle
Flowers from April to September.
Safety note
No safety information is recorded in the provided data.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Schatten
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Flowering period
Apr – Sep
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.621 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
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Light: Shade to half-shade.
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Soil: Fertile, moisture-retentive, preferably calcareous.
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Watering: Keep soil consistently moist.
Scientific profile
Aegopodium podagraria is a herbaceous, non-woody plant with broad leaves, typically reaching a height of about 0.62 metres. Its leaf area averages 2761.61 mm² and the diaspore mass is 2.22 mg. It occurs in half-shade (light value 5) on fresh, moderately moist soils (moisture value 6) that are nutrient-rich (value 8) and often calcareous or basic (reaction value 7). The species is not salt-tolerant and experiences low disturbance (severity 0.65). Flowering extends from April to September. In Great Britain it is considered an archaeophyte.
Pollinators & visitors
103 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Byturus ochraceusSphecodes reticulatusHylaeus hyalinatusAndrena haemorrhoaAndrena barbilabrisAndrena nigroaeneaAndrena cinerariaLasioglossum parvulumAndrena flavipesVanessa atalantaOdynerus spinipesPieris brassicaeAndrena chrysoscelesDolichovespula sylvestrisBombus jonellusLasioglossum pauxillumBombus pratorumBombus lucorumBombus sylvestrisApis melliferaAnania hortulataPhilanthus triangulumCoenonympha iphis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1776Aphantopus hyperantusTenthredo nothaAndrena subopacaMolorchus minorHalictus tumulorumBombus pascuorumAndrena praecoxStenurella nigraCoenagrion puellaCrabro cribrariusTrichius fasciatusAndrena proximaCerceris arenariaArgynnis paphiaSciurus vulgarisAndrena wilkellaCosmia trapezinaEnoplognatha ovataParacorymbia fulvaTadorna ferrugineaPyrrhosoma nymphulaSceliphron caementariumTrichodes apiariusCerceris rybyensisPhyllobius pomaceusAmmophila sabulosaClytus arietis
Host relationships
9 species use this plant as a host
Stenurella bifasciataMisumena vatiaMelanchra persicariaeAutographa gammaAcronicta psiEupithecia subfuscataPapilio machaonTenthredo crassaArctia caja
Other flower visitors
86 other species visit the flowers
Rhagonycha fulvaLiophloeus tessulatusPachytodes cerambyciformisHarmonia axyridisCantharis rusticaAthous haemorrhoidalisMacrophya montanaMalachius bipustulatusoedemera luridaRutpela maculataAnaspis frontalisAnthrenus verbasciGrammoptera ruficornisOedemera nobilisChrysolina oricalciaAlosterna tabacicolorPolydrusus cervinusPseudovadonia lividaOxythyrea funestaValgus hemipterusStenurella melanuraOedemera femorataAmblyteles armatoriusHemicrepidius nigerPachyta quadrimaculataTrichius gallicusCassida nebulosaPlatycnemis pennipesPhyllobius oblongusAgrypnus murinusCrioceris duodecimpunctataAcalymma vittatumCantharis pellucidaCantharis obscuraLygistopterus sanguineusStictoleptura rubraMononychus punctumalbumTenthredo campestrisCetonia aurataLasius emarginatusAnoplodera sexguttataStenopterus rufusAnthaxia nitidulaAnthrenus pimpinellaeCantharis fuscaCalvia quatuordecimguttataCoccinella septempunctataArge cyanocroceaDelia platuraHubneria affinis
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
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•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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