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Crataegus monogyna
FamilyGenus: Crataegusnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
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About this species
Crataegus monogyna is a deciduous, broad-leaved woody plant native to Great Britain, typically growing as a shrub or small tree.
Ecological network
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
No specific ecological impact data are included in the available evidence.
Annual cycle
As a deciduous plant, Crataegus monogyna sheds its leaves in autumn and produces new foliage in spring.
Safety note
Safety information is not covered in the current evidence.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
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Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Strauch/Baum
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Laubabwerfend
Plant height
4.264 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
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Light: Full sun.
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Moisture: Moderately moist, well-drained soil.
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Soil: Ordinary garden soil, ideally calcareous or neutral to alkaline.
Scientific profile
Crataegus monogyna is a deciduous broad-leaved shrub or small tree reaching an average height of approximately 4.3 m. The leaves have a mean area of 572.5 mm² and the diaspores weigh about 82.3 mg. It is a terrestrial woody species that favours full sun and fresh, moderately moist, calcareous to basic soils of average fertility. It is associated with moderately warm climatic conditions.
Pollinators & visitors
118 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Anthophora plumipesBombus lucorumPhylloscopus collybitaAndrena dorsataHalictus tumulorumMelanargia galatheaSelenia dentariaPolygonia c-albumHalyzia sedecimguttataPieris rapaeLasioglossum laevigatumNomada flavoguttataNomada goodenianaLasioglossum zonulumLasioglossum parvulumNomada lathburianaBombus terrestrisAglais urticaeLasioglossum xanthopusLasioglossum fulvicorneOsmia bicolorNomada flavaNomada marshamellaCelastrina argiolusCallophrys rubiBombus hypnorumAndrena labiataBombus humilisBombus hortorumAndrena minutulaAndrena flavipesAndrena clarkellaAndrena helvolaAndrena carantonicaAndrena haemorrhoaAndrena bucephalaAndrena fulvaBombus lapidariusAndrena trimmeranaBombus pratorumAndrena wilkellaAndrena barbilabrisAndrena nitidaAndrena nigroaeneaBombus pascuorumAndrena cinerariaHamearis lucinaAndrena labialisPieris napiPieris brassicae
Host relationships
10 species use this plant as a host
Lasiocampa quercusVibidia duodecimguttataOperophtera brumataHarmonia axyridisYponomeuta padellaEnoplognatha ovataChilocorus renipustulatusCosmia trapezinaPogonocherus hispidusPoecilocampa populi
Other flower visitors
155 other species visit the flowers
Turdus viscivorusMuscicapa striataCastor fiberFringilla montifringillaChloris chlorisSylvia atricapillaPica picaEmberiza citrinellaFringilla coelebsSylvia currucaTurdus merulaParus majorPasser montanusErithacus rubeculaPhoenicurus ochrurosSturnus vulgarisAegithalos caudatusColumba palumbusSylvia undataMartes foinaGallinula chloropusLuscinia megarhynchosPoecile montanusDendrocopos majorLophophanes cristatusSus scrofaFicedula hypoleucaSylvia communisLuscinia lusciniaCoccothraustes coccothraustesMalachius bipustulatusPrunella modularisSylvia cantillansMonticola solitariusPyrrhula pyrrhulaTurdus philomelosCorvus coraxCorvus coroneGarrulus glandariusCyanistes caeruleusSitta europaeaLoxia curvirostraCarduelis citrinellaAythya fuligulaAythya ferinaAdalia bipunctataChilocorus bipustulatusLinaria cannabinaMicromys minutusCorvus frugilegus
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
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•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)
•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)
•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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