Image to followAI-generated illustrationHypericum maculatum
Hypericum maculatum
FamilyGenus: Hypericumnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
Species
About this species
A native British herbaceous plant with broad leaves, reaching about 40 cm in height, and flowering from June to August in semi-shade and on poor soils.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
A native species with no known adverse ecological impacts; it forms part of the local herbaceous flora.
Annual cycle
Flowering from June to August.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Halbschatten
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Aug
Soil reaction
Sauer (Säurezeiger)
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.408 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Grow in semi-shade, in fresh, moderately moist and low-nutrient soil.
Scientific profile
Hypericum maculatum is a broad-leaved, non-woody herbaceous plant. It typically reaches around 40 centimetres in height. Native in Great Britain, it grows in semi-shaded situations and on fresh, moderately moist, low-nutrient soils. Its flowers appear between June and August. The species forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations.
Pollinators & visitors
85 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Thymelicus sylvestrisPieris rapaePieris napiBombus vestalisPararge aegeriaCelastrina argiolusBombus lapidariusBombus lucorumBombus pascuorumBombus sylvestrisBombus terrestrisManiola jurtinaPyronia tithonusZygaena lotiBoloria pales (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775Bombus pratorumAricia agestisBombus monticolaBombus wurfleniiHylaeus confususXanthandrus comtusXylota jakutorumLasioglossum albipesMerodon aeneusHylaeus communisBombus hortorumBombus soroeensisBombus ruderariusLasioglossum morio (Fabricius,1793)Aphantopus hyperantusBombus terrestris/lucorumBombus cryptarum/lucorum/magnus/terrestrisEristalis tenaxApis melliferaEpisyrphus balteatusEristalis nemorumSphaerophoria taeniataSphaerophoria scriptaSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus vitripennisEpistrophe grossulariaeBombus veteranusBombus sylvarumBombusEristalis pertinaxSyrphus torvusPlatycheirus albimanusMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva auricollisHylaeus annulatus
Host relationships
8 species use this plant as a host
Ematurga atomariaSiona lineataBiston betulariaAplocera praeformata (Hübner)Aplocera plagiataChrysolina variansEctropis crepusculariaEupithecia subfuscata
Other flower visitors
43 other species visit the flowers
Chrysolina hypericiTenthredo zonaMerodon aureusFannia rondaniiBotanophila varicolorPhaonia angelicaeThricops longipesThricops cunctansPyrausta alpinalisDelia longicaudaBotanophila fugaxThricops nigritellusPsithyrusAnthomyiidaeMuscidaeThricopsPhilipomyiaLasiommaPareglePegoplataRhagio tringariaSarcophagidaePegomyaPhasiaPolleniaThricops semicinereusParasyrphus relictusHydrophoria diabataThricops sudeticusPegoplata aestivaEpistrophe grossulariaraeUdea alpinalisPhilipomyia sp 1Lasiomma sp.4Paregle sp.1Pegoplata sp.1Pegoplata sp.3Rhagio cf. tringariusSarcophagini sp. 2Paregle sp.3Pegomya sp.1Phasia sp.1Pollenia sp.1
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•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)
•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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