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Oenanthe lachenalii
FamilyGenus: Oenanthenative in Germany
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About this species
Oenanthe lachenalii is a native herbaceous perennial of moist, sunny habitats, growing around 0.6 m tall, with broad leaves and flowering from July to September.
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PollinationFlower visit
Annual cycle
Flowering takes place from July to September.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Feucht
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Jul – Sep
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.618 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Scientific profile
Oenanthe lachenalii is a native herbaceous perennial in Great Britain. It is a non-woody, broad-leaved plant reaching about 0.6 m in height. Blooming occurs from July to September. The species requires full sun and wet or damp soils; it shows a strong affinity for base-rich, often calcareous substrates (Ellenberg reaction value 8) and tolerates slightly saline conditions (salinity value 3). It is warmth-loving (temperature value 7) and occupies mesotrophic sites (nutrient value 6), while disturbance levels are low. The plant has an aquatic adaptation, with leaf blades averaging 1181 mm² and diaspore mass around 1.6 mg. Its German Red List status is 3.
Other flower visitors
1 other species visit the flowers
Stenopterus rufus
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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