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Prunus persica
FamilyGenus: Prunusnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
Species
About this species
Prunus persica is a deciduous broad-leaved tree that is introduced and established in Great Britain. It flowers in April and May, requires full sun and dry, alkaline soils, and can reach about 8 m in height.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
The available evidence does not record any specific ecological impacts in Great Britain.
Annual cycle
Flowers open from April to May. The tree is deciduous, shedding its broad leaves in autumn. No further seasonal detail is provided by the evidence.
Safety note
The available evidence does not highlight any specific safety concerns.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
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Flowering period
Apr – Mai
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Baum
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Laubabwerfend
Plant height
8 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Corolla tube
4 mm
Pflege & Anbau
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Full sun
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Well-drained, dry to moderately dry soil
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Prefers alkaline (lime-rich) conditions
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Moderate nutrient requirements
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Mature height around 8 m; allow sufficient space
Scientific profile
Prunus persica is a woody, deciduous tree in the family Rosaceae. It is introduced and established in Great Britain. The tree typically reaches 8 m in height and bears broad, deciduous leaves with an average blade area of about 2095 mm². Flowering occurs from April to May. The species requires full sun and well-drained, dry, calcareous to basic soils of moderate fertility, and prefers moderately warm temperatures. It forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations. The diaspores are relatively large, with a mass around 2.24 g.
Pollinators & visitors
26 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Caliroa cerasiApis melliferaIphiclides podaliriusAgrotis ipsilonthecla betulaeVanessa atalantaMythimna unipunctaBombus terrestrisBombus soroeensisPhilaeus chrysopsVespula germanicaAndrena bicolorHalictus confususHalictus rubicundusSpialia sertoriusSpialia rosaeSpialia orbiferMuschampia cribrellumMuschampia tessellumBoloria polarisBoloria friggaBoloria freijaBoloria charicleaPolygonia c-albumNymphalis polychlorosMelitaea diamina
Host relationships
11 species use this plant as a host
Erannis defoliariaDiloba caeruleocephalaXyleborus disparScoliopteryx libatrixHelicoverpa armigeraAcronicta psiHemithea aestivariaOperophtera brumataPlodia interpunctellaLymantria disparAlsophila aescularia
Other flower visitors
8 other species visit the flowers
Phalera bucephalaRhagonycha fulvaPasser domesticusSciurus nigerHippodamia variegataCoccinella septempunctataGalerucella nymphaeaeCrioceris asparagi
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Middleton-Welling_2020
•pollinator_interactions
•Baden-Böhm F, App M, Thiele J (2022) — The FloRes Database: A floral resources trait database for pollinator habitat-assessment generated by a multistep workflow. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.djh9w0w29 (CC0)
•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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