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Crepis tectorum
FamilyGenus: Pippaunative in Germany
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About this species
An introduced, established herbaceous plant in Great Britain with broad leaves. It flowers from May to October, favouring sunny, dry to moderately moist conditions and neutral to slightly acidic, moderately fertile soil.
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Pollination
Annual cycle
Flowering from May to October.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Okt
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.208 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Grow in full sun in well-drained, moderately fertile soil. Tolerates dry conditions once established. Suitable for open, sunny borders and naturalistic plantings.
Scientific profile
Crepis tectorum is a non-woody, broad-leaved herbaceous plant that has become introduced and established in Great Britain. Mature plants reach an average height of about 21 cm. The leaves are broad, with a mean area of around 110 mm², and the very small seeds (diaspores) weigh approximately 0.4 mg. The plant forms arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) associations. It thrives in full sun and is typical of dry habitats, although Ellenberg indicator values suggest it can also occupy moderately moist soils. Soil reaction is neutral to slightly acidic, and nutrient levels are medium. Temperature preference is moderately warm, and the species is associated with low disturbance. Flowering extends from May to October.
Pollinators & visitors
23 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Lasioglossum zonulumNomada sexfasciataMacropis fulvipesPieris rapaeHalictus rubicundusOdynerus spinipesLasioglossum malachurumBombus lapidariusHalictus confususLasioglossum calceatumTrichius fasciatusHeriades truncorumHalictus quadricinctusApis melliferaLasioglossum leucozoniumVanessa virginiensisEuphydryas desfontainiiMelitaea aetherieMelitaea phoebeMelitaea variaBombus jonellusBombus sylavrumBombus semenoviellus
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Middleton-Welling_2020
•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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