Image to followAI-generated illustrationCentranthus ruber
Centranthus ruber
FamilyGenus: Centranthusnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
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About this species
Centranthus ruber is an introduced herbaceous plant established in Great Britain, flowering from May to August and growing in sunny, dry conditions.
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Ecological significance
Centranthus ruber is an introduced plant that has become established in Great Britain. No specific ecological impacts have been recorded.
Annual cycle
The plant flowers from May to August.
Safety note
No safety information is available for this plant.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Aug
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.51 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Grow in full sun in well-drained, preferably alkaline soil. The plant tolerates dry conditions and does not require rich feeding. Avoid waterlogged or saline sites.
Scientific profile
Centranthus ruber is a non-woody, broad-leaved herbaceous plant reaching approximately 0.5 metres in height. It is introduced and established in Great Britain. The plant flowers from May to August. It favours sunny, open habitats with dry to moderately fresh moisture levels, calcareous or alkaline reaction, and medium nutrient availability. It is not salt tolerant and typically occurs in situations with low disturbance. Its diaspores weigh around 1.9 milligrams.
Pollinators & visitors
56 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Deilephila porcellusPyronia tithonusPieris napiPolygonia c-albumThymelicus sylvestrisPlebejus argusPieris rapaeCoenonympha pamphilusManiola jurtinaColias croceusLasiommata megeraHipparchia semeleSpeyeria aglajaPararge aegeriaAnthocharis cardaminesBoloria seleneCelastrina argiolusArgynnis paphiaAphantopus hyperantusAricia agestisBombus pratorumBombus lapidariusBombus lucorumBombus hypnorumVanessa atalantaGonepteryx rhamniPieris brassicaeDeilephila elpenorLycaena phlaeasAglais urticaePolyommatus icarusBombus hortorumLasioglossum villosulumMelanargia galatheaBombus sylvestrisBombus jonellusBombus pascuorumBombus terrestrisMelitaea diaminaLasioglossum fulvicorneBombus muscorumBombus vestalismacroglossum stellatarumApis melliferaEpisyrphus balteatusPlatycheirus scutatusSyrphus.ribesiiEpisyrphus.balteatusApis.melliferaLasioglossum.laticeps
Host relationships
3 species use this plant as a host
Other flower visitors
8 other species visit the flowers
Oedemera nobilisCteniopus sulphureusoedemera luridaFormica fuscaDelia platuraMyrmecoris gracilisMeligethes obscurusMeligethes solidus
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
•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)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•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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