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Chamaenerion angustifolium
FamilyGenus: Chamaenerionnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
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About this species
Chamaenerion angustifolium is a native broad-leaved herbaceous plant that can reach 1.6 m in height and bears flowers from May through January. It forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations and produces minute seeds.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
It forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations and its seeds have a mass of approximately 0.15 mg.
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from May through January.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
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Moisture
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Soil
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Flowering period
Mai – Jan
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
1.6 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
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Scientific profile
Chamaenerion angustifolium is a native herbaceous plant with broad leaves and a non-woody growth form. It commonly reaches a height of 1.6 m. The flowering season lasts from May through January. The leaves have an average area of 675 mm². The seeds are extremely light, weighing about 0.15 mg. The species forms arbuscular mycorrhizas.
Pollinators & visitors
67 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Vespula germanicaApis melliferaBombus vestalisDolichovespula sylvestrisBombus barbutellusManiola jurtinaBombus muscorumHylaeus communisBombus sylvarumBombus humilisBombus magnusBombus hypnorumBombus lapidariusBombus pratorumBombus pascuorumBombus sylvestrisMegachile centuncularisBombus lucorumAndrena flavipesBombus jonellusMegachile lapponicaHalictus rubicundusEuxoa obeliscaOligia fasciunculaAndrena thoracicaSphaerophoria scriptaRhingia campestrisEristalis tenaxLasioglossum smeathmanellumBombus cryptarumEpisyrphus balteatusSyritta pipiensBombus hortorumBombus terrestrisErebia euryaleLapposyrphus lapponicusZygaena transalpinaBombus monticolaBombus pyrenaeusBombus soroeensisBombus ruderariusBombus veteranusBombus confususBombus schrenckiBombus semenoviellusBombus bohemicusBombus rupestrisBombus campestrisBombus norvegicusBombus distinguendus
Host relationships
8 species use this plant as a host
Spargania luctuataOrgyia recensMormo mauraCerastis leucographaEcliptopera silaceataHyles livornicaDeilephila elpenorAmphipyra tragopoginis
Other flower visitors
17 other species visit the flowers
Ursus arctosSepsis cynipseaEmpis lividaEusphalerum luteumEriothrix rufomaculataSicus ferrugineusOnesia sepulcralisPhaonia angelicaeSarcophagaSciara hemerobioidesSphaerophoriaSicusPhaoniaThricopsEana argentanaCoenosiaSpilogona
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)
•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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