Image to followAI-generated illustrationBistorta officinalis
Bistorta officinalis subsp. officinalis
FamilyGenus: Bistortanative in Germany
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34
Species
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40
Interactions
documented
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5
Host relationships
Species
About this species
A broad-leaved, non-woody herbaceous plant, native in Great Britain, that forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations.
Ecological network
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Standort & Merkmale
Light
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Moisture
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Soil
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Flowering period
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Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Scientific profile
Bistorta officinalis is a herbaceous, non-woody plant in the family Polygonaceae. Its leaves are broad and it develops arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses with soil fungi. The species is native in Great Britain.
Pollinators & visitors
24 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Thymelicus sylvestrisBombus campestrisAndrena cinerariaBombus lapidariusBombus sylvestrisBombus pratorumBombus pascuorumBombus vestalisBombus jonellusBombus hypnorumAndrena humilisBombus lucorumPieris rapaePieris napiColias croceusBombus hortorumPyronia tithonusPieris brassicaeCoenonympha pamphilusApis melliferaAutographa gammaBoloria alaskensisBoloria friggaBoloria angarensis
Host relationships
5 species use this plant as a host
Other flower visitors
5 other species visit the flowers
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Middleton-Welling_2020
•FloraWeb / BfN
•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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