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Chenopodium album
FamilyGenus: Chenopodiumnative in Germany
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About this species
A native British herbaceous plant with broad leaves, Chenopodium album grows in nutrient-rich, open habitats. It produces flowers from July to October and favours sunny to semi-shaded conditions on dry to moderately moist soils.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
As a native, nutrient-demanding herb, Chenopodium album occupies open, disturbed soils where it can form part of the pioneer vegetation. It provides early cover on bare ground, though its full ecological role is not documented here.
Annual cycle
Flowering from July to October.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Flowering period
Jul – Okt
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.561 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
If cultivated, this plant thrives in full sun to semi-shade on nutrient-rich, moderately moist but well-drained soil. It naturally occupies disturbed ground and typically requires no extra feeding or watering once established.
Scientific profile
Chenopodium album is a non-woody, broad-leaved herbaceous plant native in Great Britain. It stands at about 0.56 metres in height and bears its blooms from July through to October. The species grows best in full sun to semi-shade and on dry to moderately moist soils that are rich in nutrients and neutral to weakly acidic. Its small seeds, at roughly 0.59 milligrams, are dispersed terrestrially. This plant is a good indicator of fertile, disturbed ground.
Pollinators & visitors
5 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Other flower visitors
1 other species visit the flowers
Sphaerophoria.philanthus
Sources & data origin
•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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