Image to followAI-generated illustrationAvenula pubescens
Avenula pubescens
FamilyGenus: Avenulanative in Germany
🌿
20
Species
interact
🔗
20
Interactions
documented
🐛
1
Host relationships
Species
About this species
A native grass of partial shade and fresh, moderately fertile soils, flowering from May to August.
Ecological network
Click to highlight connections · Click again to open the species page
Loading network...
Larval hostFlower visit
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from May to August.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Halbschatten
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Aug
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Gras
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
**Light:** Partial shade.
**Soil:** Moist, moderately fertile, neutral to slightly acid.
**Water:** Maintain moderate soil moisture.
**Maintenance:** Minimal. Suitable for naturalistic plantings where low soil disturbance is desired.
Scientific profile
Avenula pubescens is a broad-leaved, non-woody grass native in Great Britain. It occurs in partial shade, on fresh to moderately moist soils of average nutrient status. The species grows on neutral to slightly acid substrates and tolerates only low levels of disturbance. It occurs in moderately warm conditions. Flowering extends from May to August.
Other flower visitors
19 other species visit the flowers
Oulema duftschmidiHarpalus latusRhagonycha fulvaHarpalus griseusCantharis fuscaTrechus quadristriatusHarpalus distinguendusOulema gallaecianaHarpalus affinisAmara lunicollisAmara aeneaAmara plebejaHemicrepidius hirtusTytthaspis sedecimpunctataOphonus ardosiacusAnthicus antherinusAmara convexiorAnisodactylus binotatusHarpalus rubripes
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•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)
All data is licensed under CC BY 4.0, CC0, or compatible terms. Attribution according to license conditions. Full source overview →