Image to followAI-generated illustrationGalium album
Galium album subsp. pycnotrichum
FamilyGenus: Galiumnon-native in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
Galium album is a native broad-leaved herbaceous plant in Great Britain, reaching about 58 cm in height. It thrives in semi-shaded, moderately moist, calcareous soils and flowers in June.
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Ecological significance
Galium album is a native wild plant in Great Britain, occurring in semi-shaded, base-rich habitats. It forms part of the herb layer and provides structure for associated invertebrates, though specific wildlife interactions are not detailed in the current evidence.
Annual cycle
Flowering takes place in June.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Halbschatten
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
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Flowering period
Jun – Jun
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.583 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pollen
0.0008 mg/Blüte
Pflege & Anbau
Provide a semi-shaded location with a fresh, moderately moist, calcareous to alkaline soil of medium fertility. The plant is adapted to moderately warm temperatures and requires no special treatment beyond maintaining these soil conditions.
Scientific profile
Galium album is a herbaceous, non-woody member of the Rubiaceae family, native in Great Britain. The plant bears broad leaves and reaches a height of around 58 cm. Its leaf area averages 26.5 mm² and the diaspore mass is 0.87 mg. Flowering occurs in June. Ecological preferences indicate a requirement for semi-shade, fresh to moderately moist, calcareous or alkaline soils of medium nutrient status, and moderately warm conditions.
Other flower visitors
24 other species visit the flowers
Harpalus rufipesAmara communisHarpalus griseusCantharis fuscaAmara ovataAnisodactylus binotatusHarpalus distinguendusTimarcha goettingensisHemicrepidius hirtusHarpalus latusAmara lunicollisAmara aeneaAmara plebejaHarpalus affinisOphonus ardosiacusHarpalus rubripesAnthicus antherinusAmara convexiorPoecilus cupreusAnthrenus verbasciCoenagrion puellaTrechus quadristriatusHemicrepidius nigerDiachromus germanus
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Baden-Böhm F, App M, Thiele J (2022) — The FloRes Database: A floral resources trait database for pollinator habitat-assessment generated by a multistep workflow. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.djh9w0w29 (CC0)
•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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