Menyanthes trifoliata
Menyanthes trifoliata
FamilyGenus: Menyanthesnative in Germany
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11
Species
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20
Interactions
documented
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2
Host relationships
Species
About this species
A non-woody, broad-leaved herbaceous plant native to Great Britain, found in wet, sunny, nutrient-poor habitats and flowering in late spring.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
Native species; part of the natural wetland vegetation.
Annual cycle
The plant produces flowers from May to June.
Safety note
No specific safety information is available from the source data.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Feucht
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Jun
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.206 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Requires full sun and moist to wet soil. It is adapted to nutrient-poor conditions.
Scientific profile
Menyanthes trifoliata is a herbaceous plant with broad leaves. It is not woody and typically reaches a height of about 21 cm. The species is native in Great Britain, where it occupies wet, sunny locations on nutrient-poor soils. Flowering occurs in May and June.
Pollinators & visitors
5 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Host relationships
2 species use this plant as a host
Deilephila elpenorAcronicta menyanthidis
Other flower visitors
4 other species visit the flowers
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)
•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)
•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: © GRIGORIY PISOCKIY / Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_1541723510
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