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Iberis sempervirens
FamilyGenus: Schleifenblumennative in Germany
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About this species
A low, evergreen shrub with white spring-summer flowers; introduced and established in Great Britain.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
Iberis sempervirens is introduced and established in Great Britain. No evidence of invasiveness or adverse ecological impacts has been documented.
Annual cycle
Evergreen foliage is retained all year. Flowers appear from May to July, producing white to pale lilac four-petalled blooms.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
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Flowering period
Mai – Jul
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Strauch
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Immergrün
Plant height
0.3 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Corolla tube
3 mm
Pflege & Anbau
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Position: Full sun
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Soil: Well-drained, moderately moist, low-nutrient
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Watering: Water sparingly once established
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Pruning: Lightly trim after flowering to maintain a compact habit
Scientific profile
Iberis sempervirens is a low, woody, broad-leaved shrub that typically reaches up to 0.3 m in height. Its evergreen foliage persists year-round, and clusters of typical crucifer flowers appear from May to July. The plant is adapted to full sun and moderately moist, nutrient-poor soils; it has a low tolerance of disturbance. Arbuscular mycorrhizal associations are recorded. In Great Britain it is an introduced species that has become established.
Pollinators & visitors
5 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
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•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)
•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)
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