Chaerophyllum temulum
Chaerophyllum temulum
FamilyGenus: Chaerophyllumnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
Species
About this species
A native herbaceous plant of woodland edges, producing umbels of small white flowers in early summer. It thrives in partial shade on moderately moist, nutrient-rich soils.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
As a native component of forest-edge vegetation, it contributes to the structure and diversity of these habitats.
Annual cycle
Flowers appear from June to July. After flowering, seeds develop and are dispersed through the summer and autumn.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Halbschatten
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Jul
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.644 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
This species prefers a position in partial shade and a soil that remains moderately moist but well drained. It is a nutrient-demanding plant, flourishing best on rich, fertile ground. Little active maintenance is needed once it is established in a suitable woodland-edge or hedgerow setting.
Scientific profile
Chaerophyllum temulum is a broad-leaved, non-woody perennial reaching around 0.6 metres in height. It is native in Great Britain, where it is typically found on the fringes of woodland and in wooded clearings, favouring half-shade and fertile, moderately moist soils. The plant bears its blooms from June to July. It is terrestrial in habit and belongs to the Apiaceae family.
Pollinators & visitors
56 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Macrophya montanaAndrena barbilabrisApis melliferaClytus arietisBombus pratorumBombus hortorumBombus lapidariusBombus pascuorumOedemera nobilisAndrena wilkellaAndrena helvolaLasioglossum pauxillumLasioglossum albipesHylaeus communisBombus lucorumAndrena nigroaeneaLasioglossum fulvicorneLasioglossum calceatumAndrena chrysoscelesAndrena bicolorBombus sylvestrisAndrena nitidaAndrena haemorrhoaGrammoptera ruficornisAndrena dorsataByturus ochraceusLasioglossum leucopusAndrena cinerariaStictoleptura rubraRutpela maculataAmata phegeaNemophora degeerellaPipizella viduataSeladonia tumulorumAndrena synadelphaEpisyrphus balteatusAndrena scoticaPipizella virensAndrena proximaBombus terrestrisSyritta pipiensAndrena minutuloidesLasioglossum morioAndrena minutulaLasioglossum tricinctumLasioglossum politumCheilosia paganaChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum verralliEupeodes corollae
Host relationships
4 species use this plant as a host
Other flower visitors
40 other species visit the flowers
Passer domesticusLinaria cannabinaEmberiza citrinellaAlosterna tabacicolorRhagonycha fulvaAnthrenus verbasciAnaspis frontalisOedemera femorataColumba palumbusCorvus frugilegusCarduelis carduelisDemetrias atricapillusDasytes plumbeusPachytodes cerambyciformisOedemera podagrariaeChrysolina oricalciaSiphona cristataAnaspis pulicariaEmpis albinervisNephrotoma appendiculataPegoplata aestivaSarcophaga pumilaCosmoconus nigriventrisKibunea minutaAnaspis regimbartiAnaspis maculataAgriotes pallidulusAnaspis costaiAnthrenus fuscusMordellochroa abdominalisAnaspis rufilabrisAnaspis garneysiDelia radicumEriothrix rufomaculataPhaonia incanaSiphona geniculataDiglyphus isaeaSepsis cynipseaEmpis lividaEusphalerum luteum
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)
•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)
•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_1206007938
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