Image to followAI-generated illustrationCynosurus cristatus
Cynosurus cristatus
FamilyGenus: Kammgräsernative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
Cynosurus cristatus is a native grass of Great Britain, reaching approximately 0.4 m in height, with broad leaves and a flowering period from June to September. It favours sunny, moderately moist conditions on neutral to slightly acid, low-nutrient soils in low-disturbance sites.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
As a native grass of British grasslands, it contributes to the structure of swards and forms part of natural low-input meadow communities.
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from June to September.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Sep
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Gras
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.422 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
This species thrives in full sun and moderately moist, well-drained soil with a neutral to slightly acid pH. A normal garden soil that is not heavily enriched suits it, and it is best in areas that experience little soil disturbance.
Scientific profile
A grass of the family Poaceae, Cynosurus cristatus is native in Great Britain. It is a non-woody, broad-leaved species that reaches about 0.4 m in height. The plant produces flowers from June to September. It shows a strong preference for full sun and moderately moist soils, and it typically grows in neutral to slightly acid conditions of moderate fertility. Based on ecological indicator values, the species is associated with low disturbance. Its leaves have an average area of around 346 mm², and the minute seeds (diaspore mass approximately 0.5 mg) are typical of many grasses. Mycorrhizal association is of the arbuscular type (AM).
Pollinators & visitors
39 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Coenonympha pamphilusCoenonympha iphis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1776Carterocephalus palaemonHeteropterus morpheusCarterocephalus silvicolaPelopidas thraxBorbo borbonicaGegenes nostrodamusOchlodes sylvanusHesperia commaThymelicus hyraxThymelicus sylvestrisThymelicus lineolaCoenonympha phryneCoenonympha oedippusCoenonympha dorusCoenonympha amaryllisCoenonympha glycerionCoenonympha corinnaCoenonympha leanderCoenonympha heroCoenonympha arcaniaKirinia roxelanaKirinia climeneLopinga achinePararge xiphioidesPararge aegeriaLasiommata maeraLasiommata deidamiaLasiommata paramegaeraMelanargia russiaeMelanargia larissaMelanargia lachesisMelanargia galatheaMelanargia inesMelanargia pherusaMelanargia occitanicaHipparchia fatuaHipparchia statilinus
Other flower visitors
22 other species visit the flowers
Anisodactylus binotatusTrechus quadristriatusHarpalus distinguendusCantharis fuscaOulema gallaecianaOulema duftschmidiOphonus ardosiacusAmphimallon solstitialeAmara lunicollisAmara aeneaAmara plebejaHemicrepidius hirtusHarpalus affinisDiachromus germanusHarpalus rubripesAnthicus antherinusAmara convexiorHarpalus latusHarpalus griseusChaetocnema hortensisCerodontha denticornisPegoplata aestiva
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•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)
•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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