Arum maculatum

FamilyGenus: Arumnative in Germany

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Interactions

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About this species

A native herbaceous plant of shaded, moisture-retentive, nutrient-rich soils, reaching around 23 cm in height and bearing broad leaves.

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Ecological significance

As a native species, it is a natural part of woodland ground flora.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

Schatten

Moisture

Frisch (Mäßig feucht)

Soil

Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)

Flowering period

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Soil reaction

Basisch / Kalkhold

Bioregion

Continental

Growth form

Krautige Pflanze

Woodiness

Nicht verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Plant height

0.233 m

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

Pflege & Anbau

Prefers a shaded position with consistently moist, fertile soil.

Scientific profile

A low-growing, herbaceous plant with broad leaves, typically reaching around 23 cm in height. It grows in shaded locations on fresh, nutrient-rich soils and forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations. Individual leaves can be quite large, with a mean area over 9,000 mm², and the seeds average roughly 35 mg in weight.

Pollinators & visitors

3 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Erithacus rubeculaTurdus merulaMuntiacus reevesi

Other flower visitors

25 other species visit the flowers

Sylvia communisTurdus torquatusGarrulus glandariusPoecile montanusSylvia atricapillaGallinula chloropusTurdus viscivorusSturnus vulgarisColumba palumbusPicus viridisCyanistes caeruleusLilioceris liliiCorvus coroneStreptopelia decaoctoSylvia borinTurdus iliacusParus majorPica picaPoecile palustrisTurdus pilarisSylvia currucaMuscicapa striataTurdus philomelosPsychoda phalaenoidesPsychoda grisescens

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)

•Foto: © Robert Knapp / Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_504714806

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