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Euphrasia officinalis
FamilyGenus: Augentrostenative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
Euphrasia officinalis is a native wildflower in Great Britain, blooming from May to October and reaching a height of about 10 centimetres.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
It forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations with soil fungi.
Annual cycle
The flowering period extends from May through to October.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
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Moisture
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Soil
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Flowering period
Mai – Okt
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.127 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
No cultivation data available.
Scientific profile
Euphrasia officinalis is a low-growing, non-woody herbaceous plant that usually reaches 9 to 12.7 centimetres in height. It bears broad leaves and flowers from May through to October. The species forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations.
Pollinators & visitors
46 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Bombus pascuorumBombus lucorumApis melliferaBombus jonellusAndrena coitanaMelitaea diaminaMelitaea celadussaMelitaea britomartisSphaerophoria scriptaHylaeus confususLasioglossum cupromicansBombus soroeensisBombus terrestris aggSphaerophoria taeniataLasioglossum fulvicorneEristalis tenaxPlatycheirus albimanusSphaerophoria interruptaChrysotoxum arcuatumMyathropa floreaHelophilus trivittatusEpisyrphus balteatusCheilosia longulaPlatycheirus manicatusEupeodes corollaeChersotis cupreaSyrphus ribesiiPlatycheirus scutatusSyrphus torvusSyrphus vitripennisDidea alnetiMelanostoma mellinumEupeodes nielseniHylaeus hyalinatusPanurginus montanusParasyrphus vittigerChamaesyrphus scaevoidesPlatycheirus tarsalisSphaerophoria batavaCheilosia vicinaBombus pyrenaeusBombus hortorumSericomyia silentisHelophilus pendulusPlatycheirus clypeatusMerodon rufus
Other flower visitors
24 other species visit the flowers
Sarcophaga emdeniOnychogonia flavicepsEmpis melanotrichaThricops semicinereusPhaonia servaDolichopus trivialisEmpis simuliumCoenosia molliculaPollenia amentariaMusca autumnalisTachina magnicornisPhaonia angelicaeSarcophaga vicinaPollenia rudisThricops cunctansBellardia pandiaSiphona boreataBotanophila discretaDrymeia alpicolaSepsis fulgensEriothrix rufomaculataAlliopsis silvestrisBotanophila fugaxMelinda gentilis
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Middleton-Welling_2020
•pollinator_interactions
•FloraWeb / BfN
•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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