Jasione montana

Jasione montana subsp. montana

FamilyGenus: Sandrapunzelnnative in Germany

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About this species

A small, native herbaceous plant of Great Britain, favouring full sun. It bears broad leaves on non-woody stems, grows to roughly 20 cm tall, and produces extremely light seeds. Arbuscular mycorrhizal associations occur.

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PollinationFlower visit

Ecological significance

Arbuscular mycorrhizal partnerships aid nutrient uptake. Beyond this, no specific ecological impacts are recorded.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

Sonne

Moisture

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Soil

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Flowering period

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Bioregion

Continental

Growth form

Krautige Pflanze

Woodiness

Nicht verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Plant height

0.198 m

Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)

Pflege & Anbau

Requires a position in full sun.

Scientific profile

Jasione montana belongs to the bellflower family, Campanulaceae. It is a native species in Great Britain, occurring in sunny, open habitats. The plant is herbaceous and entirely non-woody, with broad leaves that average just 36.5 mm² in area. Mature specimens attain a height of around 20 cm. A full sun environment is required for growth. Jasione montana forms arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) relationships with soil fungi. Its seeds are remarkably minute, each having a mass of approximately 0.022 mg.

Pollinators & visitors

37 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Other flower visitors

6 other species visit the flowers

Formica fuscaStenurella bifasciataStenurella melanuraParacorymbia maculicornisOedemera nobilis Oxythyrea funesta

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•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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