Image to followAI-generated illustrationFestuca pratensis
Festuca pratensis
Familynative in Germany
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20
Interactions
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About this species
A native broad-leaved grass that flowers from May to September, typically reaching 0.2 to 0.8 metres in height.
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PollinationFlower visit
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from May to September.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
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Moisture
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Soil
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Flowering period
Mai – Sep
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Gras
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.618 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Scientific profile
Festuca pratensis is a member of the grass family (Poaceae). It is a non-woody, broad-leaved grass native in Great Britain. Flowering takes place from May to September. Mature plants generally stand between 0.2 and 0.8 metres tall, with a recorded mean height of about 0.62 metres. The leaf area measures roughly 1347 square millimetres, and individual diaspores weigh around 1.57 milligrams.
Pollinators & visitors
2 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Ochlodes venataMelanostoma mellinum
Other flower visitors
18 other species visit the flowers
Harpalus griseusAnisodactylus binotatusHarpalus distinguendusCantharis fuscaTrechus quadristriatusOulema gallaecianaOulema duftschmidiOphonus ardosiacusHarpalus latusAmara lunicollisHemicrepidius hirtusHarpalus affinisDiachromus germanusHarpalus rubripesAmara convexiorAnthicus antherinusAmara plebejaTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
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•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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