Image to followAI-generated illustrationBuddleja davidii
Buddleja davidii
FamilyGenus: Buddlejanative in GermanyRed List: nb⚠️ Invasive species
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Invasive alien species
This species is classified as an invasive neophyte. It can affect native ecosystems and should not be introduced into the wild. Please check regional regulations before planting.
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89
Species
interact
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179
Interactions
documented
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5
Host relationships
Species
Ecological network
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Beneficial insects & natural protection
This plant promotes beneficial insects that naturally regulate pests — proven by interaction data.
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✓ Strongly supportedEbrechtella tricuspidata
Ebrechtella tricuspidata
eats Blattläuse · Cryptomyzus ulmeri · Hyperomyzus pallidus
✓ Strongly supportedHarmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
eats Blattläuse · Blattflöhe · CoccoideaData source: GloBI · GBIF-Traits · Biological Relations (CC BY 4.0)
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Aug
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Nectar value
5
Pollen value
5
Growth form
Strauch
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Laubabwerfend
Plant height
2.009 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pollinators & visitors
74 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Aglais ioAglais urticaeAnthocharis cardaminesAnthophora bimaculataAnthophora furcataApatura irisAphantopus hyperantusApis melliferaArgynnis paphiaAricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775Autographa gammaBombus hortorumBombus humilisBombus hypnorumBombus jonellusBombus lapidariusBombus lucorumBombus magnusBombus muscorumBombus pascuorumBombus pratorumBombus rupestrisBombus soroeensisBombus sylvestrisBombus terrestrisCallimorpha dominulaCarcharodus alceaeCelastrina argiolusCoenonympha pamphilusColias croceusColias hyaleErebia aethiopsEuplagia quadripunctariaFabriciana adippe (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775Gonepteryx rhamniHemaris fuciformisHesperia commaHipparchia semeleIphiclides podaliriusIssoria lathoniaLasiommata megeraLycaena phlaeasMacdunnoughia confusaMacroglossum stellatarumManiola jurtinaMelanargia galatheaMinois dryasMythimna albipunctaMythimna unipunctaNoctua pronuba
Host relationships
5 species use this plant as a host
Gortyna flavagoGymnoscelis rufifasciataMelanchra persicariaeNaenia typicaSphinx ligustri
Other flower visitors
10 other species visit the flowers
Adalia bipunctataClytra laeviusculaCteniopus sulphureusCydalima perspectalisEbrechtella tricuspidataHarmonia axyridisMisumena vatiaNuctenea umbraticaOpilio canestriniiRhagonycha fulva
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Baden-Böhm F, App M, Thiele J (2022) — The FloRes Database: A floral resources trait database for pollinator habitat-assessment generated by a multistep workflow. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.djh9w0w29 (CC0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•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)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•DAISIE — Roy H et al. (2019), DOI: 10.15468/ybwd3x (CC BY 4.0)
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