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Claytonia perfoliata
FamilyGenus: Claytonianative in Germany
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About this species
An introduced established neophyte in Great Britain, originally from the Americas. It is a low-growing, herbaceous plant with broad leaves, flowering from April to June. It favours partial shade, moderately moist, nutrient-rich, alkaline soil and tolerates low disturbance.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
It is an introduced, established neophyte in the wild in Great Britain.
Annual cycle
A herbaceous plant that flowers from April to June.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Halbschatten
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Flowering period
Apr – Jun
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.146 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Grow in partial shade in moist but well-drained, fertile, alkaline soil. Best in a nutrient-rich site with moderate moisture and minimal disturbance.
Scientific profile
Claytonia perfoliata is an introduced, established species in Great Britain, originating from North and South America. It is a non-woody, terrestrial, herbaceous plant with broad leaves, reaching a height of around 15 cm. The species prefers partial shade and moderately moist, nutrient-rich, basic to calcareous soils. It tolerates low-disturbance conditions and moderately warm temperatures. Flowering occurs from April to June. Recorded in the wild since at least the mid-nineteenth century, it is classed as a neophyte.
Pollinators & visitors
5 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Other flower visitors
4 other species visit the flowers
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•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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