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Chenopodium album var. album
FamilyGenus: Chenopodiumnative in Germany
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About this species
Chenopodium album is a native, herbaceous plant that favours sunny, moderately moist, nutrient‑rich soils. It bears broad leaves and reaches around 0.56 m in height. The small greenish flowers appear from July to September.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
As a native wild plant, Chenopodium album is a natural component of the British flora.
Annual cycle
Flowers from July to September.
Safety note
No safety data is provided in the available evidence.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Flowering period
Jul – Sep
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
Grow in full sun in moderately moist, nutrient‑rich soil. No further specific cultivation details are available from the current evidence base.
Scientific profile
Chenopodium album is a non‑woody, broad‑leaved herbaceous plant. It typically reaches a height of about 0.56 metres and has leaf areas averaging 645 mm². The species thrives in sunny positions with moderately moist, fresh soils and shows a strong preference for fertile ground; it performs best on neutral to weakly acid substrates. Salinity tolerance is absent and the plant is associated with sites that experience low disturbance. The small, greenish flowers are produced from July to September. In Great Britain Chenopodium album is native and belongs to the amaranth family.
Pollinators & visitors
5 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Other flower visitors
11 other species visit the flowers
Acanthis flammeaCalcarius lapponicusPlectrophenax nivalisPyrrhula pyrrhulaMareca americanaHippodamia variegataSubcoccinella vigintiquatuorpunctataAdalia bipunctataCassida nebulosaCoccinella septempunctataHaemorhous mexicanus
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•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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