Hypochaeris radicata
Hypochaeris radicata
FamilyGenus: Hypochaerisnative in Germany
🌿
225
Species
interact
🔗
1152
Interactions
documented
🐛
1
Host relationships
Species
About this species
Hypochaeris radicata is a native herbaceous plant of sunny, nutrient-poor grasslands, producing dandelion-like yellow flowers from June to September.
Ecological network
Click to highlight connections · Click again to open the species page
Loading network...
PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
Hypochaeris radicata is a native component of low-nutrient grasslands, contributing to the biodiversity of these habitats.
Annual cycle
Herbaceous perennial; flowering June to September.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Sep
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.228 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pollen
0.486 mg/Blüte
Pflege & Anbau
Prefers a sunny position in fresh, moderately moist, nutrient-poor soil. Avoid rich soils and heavy shade.
Scientific profile
Hypochaeris radicata is a native, non-woody broad-leaved herbaceous plant in Great Britain. It typically reaches about 23 cm in height and bears yellow flowers from June to September. The species grows on fresh, moderately moist sites in full sun, favouring neutral to weakly acid, nutrient-poor soils. It is characteristic of siliceous dry grasslands and extensive lean meadows, where disturbance is low.
Pollinators & visitors
153 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Bombus ruderariusBombus sylvestrisPieris napiPolyommatus icarusCoenonympha pamphilusColletes daviesanusHalictus tumulorumLasiommata megeraPieris brassicaeGonepteryx rhamniAglais urticaeMelitaea athaliaLasioglossum calceatumBombus hortorumBombus lapidariusAndrena clarkellaLasioglossum puncticolleLasioglossum villosulumAndrena fulvagoBombus pascuorumThymelicus sylvestrisLasioglossum leucozoniumAndrena labiataAndrena barbilabrisHylaeus confususAndrena coitanaLasioglossum albipesAndrena humilisPyronia tithonusAndrena haemorrhoaLasioglossum leucopusBombus jonellusBombus monticolaLasioglossum lativentreOedemera nobilisAndrena dorsataLasioglossum parvulumBombus pratorumBombus hypnorumLasioglossum morioApis melliferaDasypoda hirtipesHalictus scabiosaeChrysanthia geniculataManiola jurtinaStenurella bifasciataBombus sylvarumHalictus quadricinctusAutographa gammaHalictus sexcinctus
Host relationships
1 species use this plant as a host
Lycia zonaria
Other flower visitors
71 other species visit the flowers
Brassicogethes aeneusFormica fuscaoedemera luridaLasius nigerMalachius bipustulatusPhyllopertha horticolaRhagonycha fulvaMisumena vatiaOxythyrea funestaTenthredo koehleriMononychus punctumalbumAdscita statices (Linnaeus,1758)Cryptocephalus sericeusMeligethes aeneus (Fabricius,1775)?AnthomyiidaeOlibrus affinisCecidomyiidaeChloropidaeSaltella sphondyliiMiridaeCalocoris roseomaculatusIchneumonidaePolymerus unifasciatusCetemaSphaerophoriaCleopomiarus graminisPhaonia angelicaeSphaerophoria philanthusPegoplata aestivaHelinaHalictidaeAnthomyia liturataBotanophila fugaxBotanophila striolataDelia platuraSarcophaga pumilaSicus ferrugineusPhaonia incanaAdia cinerellaBellardia vulgarisDrymeia hamataNeocrepidodera transversaOscinella fritAtherix ibisCalliphora vicinaCalliphora vomitoriaCoenosia tigrinaDelia nigrescensEmpis aestivaMeligethes viridescens
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
•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)
•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_299746921
All data is licensed under CC BY 4.0, CC0, or compatible terms. Attribution according to license conditions. Full source overview →