Angelica sylvestris

FamilyGenus: Angelicanative in Germany

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Interactions

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Host relationships

Species

About this species

Angelica sylvestris is a native herbaceous perennial with broad leaves and summer umbels highly attractive to pollinators.

Ecological network

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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit

Ecological significance

The flowers provide a rich nectar and pollen source for insects, with each resource rated at a high value of 4 out of 4. The plant is associated with low-disturbance environments and neutral to weakly acidic soils.

Annual cycle

Flowering occurs from June to August.

Safety note

No specific safety information is available for this species.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

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Moisture

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Soil

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Flowering period

Jun – Aug

Bioregion

Continental

Nectar value

Pollen value

Growth form

Krautige Pflanze

Woodiness

Nicht verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Plant height

0.821 m

Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)

Pflege & Anbau

No specific cultivation guidance is available from the referenced data.

Scientific profile

Angelica sylvestris is a herbaceous, non-woody plant with broad leaves. It typically reaches a height of about 0.8 metres. From June to August it bears umbels of flowers that offer high levels of nectar and pollen, rated 4 out of 4 for each resource. The species is native in Great Britain and occurs in sites with low disturbance and a neutral to weakly acidic soil reaction.

Pollinators & visitors

50 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Lasioglossum calceatum Bombus lucorumDolichovespula norwegicaEctemnius continuusEristalis pertinaxMelanostoma scalare Bombus hortorumCheilosia proximaDolichovespula sylvestrisPlatycheirus peltatusEctemnius lituratusChrysogaster solstitialisSyrphus vitripennisBombus pascuorumCheilosia bergenstammiEristalis horticolaXylota segnis Cheilosia illustrata Eristalis tenax Eristalis arbustorumSyrphus torvusSyrphus ribesiiCheilosia vernalisEpisyrphus balteatusAndrena nigricepsSyritta pipiens Meliscaeva cinctella Volucella pellucensApis melliferaMyathropa floreaAndrena minutuloidesLasioglossum villosulum Lasioglossum laticeps Bombus terrestrisCheilosia impressaCheilosia scutellataHylaeus alpinusMelangyna umbellatarumOrthonevra nobilisOxybelus trispinosusSelandria serva Vespula vulgaris Halictus rubicundusHylaeus brevicornisLycaena phlaeasEristalisHelophilusCheilosia morioBombus sporadicusEristalis nemorum

Host relationships

11 species use this plant as a host

Papilio machaonEupithecia centaureataEupithecia trisignariaLacanobia contiguaDiachrysia chrysitis Alcis repandataEupithecia subfuscataChloroclystis v-ataEupithecia virgaureataDasypolia templi alpinaEupithecia tripunctaria

Other flower visitors

68 other species visit the flowers

Stenurella melanuraPhaonia tuguriorumPyrausta aurataTenthredo nothaTenthredo amoenaEudasyphora cyanicolorHylemya variataMorellia simplexPhaonia incanaSciara hemerobioidesThricops longipesTenthredo arcuataMeligethes viridescensCricotopus tremulusCoenosia tigrinaLeia bimaculataHelina reversioSceptonia nigraSolieria inanisAprostocetus fabicolaAprostocetus pausirisAprostocetus stenusAprostocetus tenuiradialisAtractodes fumatusCosmoconus ceratophorusDiphyus palliatoriusDiplazon pectoratoriusEndromopoda detritaEpistathmus crassicornisHoplismenus bidentatusLamprotatus picinervisLimerodops elongatusLissonota coracinaPhrudus monilicornisPhygadeuon hercynicusPimpla flavicoxisProbles montanusScambus buolianaeScambus nigricansSeladerma convexumSemiotellus mundusSussaba erigatorSyrphophilus tricinctoriusTorymus confinisToxeuma fuscicorneTycherus ophtalmicusByturus tomentosusChlorops hypostigmaLucilia caesarSeladerma tarsale

Sources & data origin

•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)

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•FloraWeb / BfN

•EuPPollNet — Kuppler et al. (2025), DOI: 10.1111/geb.70000 (CC BY 4.0)

•Database of Pollinator Interactions (DoPI) — Pocock et al. (2022), DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3801 (CC BY)

•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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