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Carduus tenuiflorus

FamilyGenus: Ringdistelnnative in Germany

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Interactions

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About this species

A native herbaceous plant reaching up to 1.8 m in height, with broad leaves and flowers in June.

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Ecological significance

Carduus tenuiflorus is native in Great Britain and occupies dry, sunny, low-disturbance habitats. As a broad-leaved herb of moderate nutrient requirement, it contributes to the structure of these plant communities.

Annual cycle

Flowers in June.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

Sonne

Moisture

Trocken

Soil

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Flowering period

Jun – Jun

Bioregion

Continental

Growth form

Krautige Pflanze

Woodiness

Nicht verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Plant height

1.817 m

Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)

Pflege & Anbau

## Light

Full sun.

## Soil

Dry, neutral to slightly acid, moderately fertile soil.

## Environment

Tolerates warm conditions and low-disturbance sites.

Scientific profile

Carduus tenuiflorus is a native herbaceous plant in Great Britain. It thrives in full sun on dry, neutral to slightly acid soils of moderate fertility, and is associated with habitats that experience low disturbance. The plant is warm-loving, non-woody, and bears broad leaves. It forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations and can grow up to 1.8 metres tall. Flowering takes place in June, and the diaspores have a mass of approximately 3.6 mg.

Pollinators & visitors

34 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Pyronia tithonus Argynnis paphia Gonepteryx rhamni Speyeria aglaja Boloria selene Aphantopus hyperantus Aglais urticae Maniola jurtina Thymelicus sylvestris Colias croceus Plebejus argus Bombus hypnorum Bombus sylvestris Bombus jonellus Bombus pratorum Bombus lapidarius Bombus pascuorum Pieris rapae Tyria jacobaeaePapilio machaonVanessa carduiApis melliferaVanessa virginiensisEuphydryas desfontainiiMelitaea aetherieMelitaea phoebeMelitaea variaHalictus scabiosae Osmia leaiana Bombus terrestris Bombus hortorum Lasioglossum pauxillum Bombus campestris Lasioglossum leucozonium

Other flower visitors

4 other species visit the flowers

Coccinella septempunctataCarduelis carduelisOxythyrea funesta Gibbaranea bituberculata

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Middleton-Welling_2020

•pollinator_interactions

•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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