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Erigeron karvinskianus
FamilyGenus: Berufkräuternative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
Erigeron karvinskianus is a herbaceous broad-leaved plant reaching about 0.35 m in height. It favours sunny, warm sites with fresh, moderately moist, calcareous soils. Flowers appear in July and August. Originally from the Americas, it is introduced and established in Great Britain.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
No specific ecological impacts have been recorded.
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from July to August.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
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Flowering period
Jul – Aug
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.35 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
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Light: Full sun
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Soil: Best in moderately moist, lime-rich (alkaline) soil.
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Watering: Prefers fresh (moderately moist) conditions.
Scientific profile
Erigeron karvinskianus is a non-woody herbaceous plant in the daisy family (Asteraceae). It typically reaches a height of 0.35 m and bears broad leaves with a blade area of about 217 mm². The species requires full sun (Ellenberg light value 7) and warm conditions (temperature value 8), thriving in fresh, moderately moist (moisture value 4) and calcareous to basic soils (reaction value 7). It forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations. The minute seeds weigh only 0.04 mg each. It originates from the Americas, from Mexico through Central America to northern South America. In Great Britain it is an introduced species that has become established.
Pollinators & visitors
21 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Plebejus argusPyronia tithonusAglais urticaeColias croceusBombus lucorumApis melliferaBombus sylvestrisBombus pratorumBombus pascuorumBombus lapidariusVanessa atalantaPieris brassicaePolyommatus icarusLycaena phlaeasPieris rapaeBombus terrestrisVanessa virginiensisEuphydryas desfontainiiMelitaea aetherieMelitaea phoebeMelitaea varia
Other flower visitors
3 other species visit the flowers
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Middleton-Welling_2020
•pollinator_interactions
•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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