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Laburnum anagyroides
FamilyGenus: Goldregennative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
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About this species
Laburnum anagyroides is a deciduous broadleaved tree growing to roughly 6.5 m in height. It is not native to Great Britain but has become established as an introduced neophyte. In April to June it bears blooms, and it thrives in semi-shaded places with moderately fresh, normal soil.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
It is an established introduced neophyte in Great Britain.
Annual cycle
Deciduous; blooms from April to June.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Halbschatten
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Apr – Jun
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Baum
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Laubabwerfend
Plant height
6.546 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Grow in semi-shade, in ordinary garden soil that remains moderately moist.
Scientific profile
Laburnum anagyroides is a deciduous broadleaved tree that typically reaches around 6.5 m in height, with leaf blades averaging 868 mm². Its flowers appear from April to June. The species is associated with semi-shaded conditions (Ellenberg light value 6) and warm sites (temperature value 7), and it tolerates disturbance poorly (severity 0.69). Soil moisture is moderately fresh (Ellenberg value 4), with a tendency for calcareous or basic reaction (value 8). The seeds are relatively heavy, with a mean diaspore mass of 30 mg. Mycorrhizal associations are of the arbuscular type. In Great Britain it is an established introduction (neophyte).
Pollinators & visitors
11 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Apis melliferaBombus lucorumBombus lapidariusBombus sylvestrisXylocopa violaceaPolyommatus fulgensPolyommatus humedasaeHesperia commaBombus terrestrisEpistrophe eligansSyrphus ribesii
Host relationships
6 species use this plant as a host
Other flower visitors
2 other species visit the flowers
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaHydrotaea dentipes
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Middleton-Welling_2020
•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)
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