Image to followAI-generated illustrationLepidium virginicum
Lepidium virginicum
FamilyGenus: Kressennative in Germany
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About this species
An introduced, sun-loving herb with summer flowers, established in Great Britain.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
This species is introduced and established in Great Britain. No further impact information is available.
Annual cycle
Flowering spans May to August. Seeds develop and disperse later in the season.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Aug
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.4 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Provide full sun. Soil can be dry to moderately moist, neutral to slightly acid, and of medium fertility. Sow in spring; blooms appear from May to August. Avoid high-disturbance locations and choose warm microclimates.
Scientific profile
Lepidium virginicum is an introduced herb that has become established in Great Britain. This non-woody, broad-leaved plant typically reaches 40 cm in height. It is sun-loving and favours warm, low-disturbance sites. It thrives in dry to moderately moist soils that are neutral to slightly acid and offer medium nutrient levels. Flowering takes place from May to August. The tiny seeds weigh less than half a milligram each, and the species forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations. It is not currently evaluated on national Red Lists.
Pollinators & visitors
3 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Host relationships
1 species use this plant as a host
Xanthorhoe designata
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)
•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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