Hippophae rhamnoides
Hippophae rhamnoides
FamilyGenus: Hippophaenative in Germany
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43
Species
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45
Interactions
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8
Host relationships
Species
About this species
A native, sun-loving deciduous shrub or small tree of poor, alkaline soils, tolerating slight salinity. It bears inconspicuous flowers from March to May.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Annual cycle
Leafless in winter. Leaves emerge in spring. Flowers appear from March to May. Leaf fall occurs in autumn.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Flowering period
Mär – Mai
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Strauch/Baum
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Laubabwerfend
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Requires full sun. Best in nutrient-poor, alkaline, moderately moist soil. Tolerates slight salinity. No additional feeding is needed.
Scientific profile
Hippophae rhamnoides is a native woody shrub or small tree in Great Britain. It requires full sun and grows on nutrient-poor, alkaline to basic soils. This deciduous, broad-leaved plant forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations and sheds its leaves in autumn. Flowering occurs from March through May. The species is slightly salt tolerant and favours sites with low disturbance.
Pollinators & visitors
3 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Host relationships
8 species use this plant as a host
Euproctis chrysorrhoeaCeramica pisiLasiocampa quercusHemithea aestivariaEupithecia innotataOrthosia cerasiCosmia trapezinaErannis defoliaria
Other flower visitors
32 other species visit the flowers
Columba palumbusFicedula hypoleucaEmberiza citrinellaTurdus viscivorusParus montanusTurdus iliacusTurdus pilarisHippolais icterinaErithacus rubeculaGarrulus glandariusPhoenicurus phoenicurusFringilla coelebsFringilla montifringillaSturnus vulgarisSylvia currucaSylvia atricapillaTenthredo vespaMacrothylacia rubiMimus polyglottosChloris chlorisParus majorTurdus merulaPhoenicurus ochrurosSylvia borinPica picaSylvia communisTurdus philomelosPhylloscopus collybitaCyanistes caeruleusPasser domesticusCoccothraustes coccothraustesDilophus febrilis
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•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)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•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)
•Foto: © NNATTALLII / Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_378086223
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