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Cirsium acaule

FamilyGenus: Cirsiumnative in Germany

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Interactions

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Host relationships

Species

About this species

A diminutive native thistle that sits close to the ground, Cirsium acaule flowers in late summer and supplies nectar and pollen to insects.

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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit

Ecological significance

The blooms provide nectar and pollen for visiting insects.

Annual cycle

Flowering takes place in July and August.

Standort & Merkmale

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Flowering period

Jul – Aug

Bioregion

Continental

Nectar value

Pollen value

Growth form

Krautige Pflanze

Woodiness

Nicht verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Plant height

0.093 m

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

Scientific profile

Cirsium acaule is native in Great Britain. It is a low growing herbaceous plant, with broad non-woody leaves and a terrestrial habit. Typically reaching a height of around 9 cm, it comes into flower in July and August, providing both nectar and pollen for pollinators.

Pollinators & visitors

101 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Hipparchia semele Lasiommata megera Bombus jonellus Thymelicus lineola Polygonia c-album Satyrium w-album Argynnis paphia Melanargia galathea Lycaena phlaeas Lasioglossum xanthopus Erebia aethiops Sphecodes monilicornisPapilio machaonPieris brassicae Sphecodes geoffrellus Aglais urticaeLysandra bellargusSphecodes reticulatusPararge aegeria Aricia agestis Speyeria aglaja Erynnis tages Boloria selene Lasioglossum albipesHesperia commaEuphydryas aurinia Aphantopus hyperantusHylaeus confususFabriciana adippe Maniola jurtina Sphecodes ephippius Panurgus banksianus Coenonympha pamphilusClossiana euphrosyneBombus humilisAnthidium manicatumAndrena pilipesBombus pratorum Andrena denticulataAndrena flavipesColias croceus Bombus ruderatus Halictus tumulorum Bombus vestalis Gonepteryx rhamni Bombus hypnorumSphecodes puncticepsPieris napi Polyommatus icarus Osmia leaiana

Host relationships

1 species use this plant as a host

Charanyca trigrammica

Other flower visitors

2 other species visit the flowers

Sphaerophoria specNeocrepidodera transversa

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)

•pollinator_interactions

•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)

•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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