Cornus sanguinea
Cornus sanguinea
FamilyGenus: Cornusnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
Species
About this species
Cornus sanguinea is a deciduous, broad-leaved shrub native in Great Britain. It blooms from April to August and grows to around 2–2.3 m in height.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
This native shrub contributes to the structure of scrub and hedgerow habitats.
Annual cycle
Flowering takes place from April to August. The plant is deciduous, shedding its broad leaves in autumn; it remains leafless over winter and flushes new growth the following spring.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Halbschatten
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Apr – Aug
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Strauch
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Laubabwerfend
Plant height
2.302 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Grow in partial shade in fresh to moderately moist, well-drained soil. The shrub adapts to alkaline substrates and does not require rich feeding.
Scientific profile
Cornus sanguinea is a deciduous, woody shrub with broad leaves. It typically reaches a height of 2–2.3 m. The plant flowers between April and August in the British Isles. It is native in Great Britain and occurs in habitats receiving partial shade, on moderately moist soils. It favours calcareous to alkaline conditions and is not demanding of soil nutrients.
Pollinators & visitors
65 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Celastrina argiolusSturnus vulgarisSylvia atricapillaPicus viridisTurdus philomelosPieris napiNomada flavaBombus hypnorumBombus pratorumApis melliferaAndrena nigroaeneaSymmorphus bifasciatusAndrena chrysoscelesAndrena nitidaAndrena helvolaBombus bohemicusAndrena fucataAndrena cinerariaAndrena haemorrhoaBombus lucorumBombus sylvestrisBombus pascuorumBombus lapidariusTenthredo temulaBombus terrestrisAndrena flavipesAndrena labialisAndrena barbilabrisAcronicta rumicisCoenonympha pamphilusErannis defoliariaIchneumon stramentorPolygonia c-albumClytus arietisAglais urticaeMelitaea didymaIssoria lathoniaPolistes dominulaBiston betulariaTrichodes alveariusVanessa carduiHalictus confususMyathropa floreaScaeva seleniticaLasioglossum pauxillumEristalis tenaxLasioglossum zonulumHalictus scabiosaeHylaeus communisBombus sylvarum
Host relationships
18 species use this plant as a host
Callophrys rubiCepphis advenariaEilema lurideolaAcronicta alniConistra ligulaXestia ditrapezium (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775Lasiocampa quercusArctia villicaSphinx ligustriAcasis viretataJodis lacteariaEupithecia exiguataEuplexia luciparaVibidia duodecimguttataAdalia decempunctataAmphipyra pyramideaVariimorda villosaValgus hemipterus
Other flower visitors
85 other species visit the flowers
Corvus coronePoecile palustrisTurdus torquatusMuscicapa striataDendrocoptes mediusTurdus pilarisParus majorPyrrhula pyrrhulaSylvia borinPhoenicurus phoenicurusEmberiza citrinellaGarrulus glandariusPasser domesticusHippolais icterinaLuscinia megarhynchosSylvia cantillansTroglodytes troglodytesSaxicola torquatusPhoenicurus ochrurosColumba palumbusPoecile montanusGallinula chloropusMartes foinaColumba oenasParus montanusApodemus flavicollisDendrocopos majorCoccothraustes coccothraustesMonticola solitariusSylvia undataErinaceus europaeusTurdus merulaPica picaTurdus iliacusErithacus rubeculaTurdus viscivorusPhylloscopus trochilusPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataRhagonycha fulvaLasius nigerFormica fuscaAnaspis frontalisPsittacula krameriHippodamia variegataOenopia conglobataAdalia bipunctataCoccinella septempunctataOrsodacne cerasiPachytodes cerambyciformisGrammoptera ruficornis
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)
•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)
•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_614083498
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