Image to followAI-generated illustrationPhleum pratense
Phleum pratense
FamilyGenus: Phleumnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
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About this species
A native perennial grass of Great Britain, Phleum pratense reaches about 0.6 m in height, bears broad leaves and flowers from June to September. It grows in full sun on moderately moist soils and is typical of heathland, alpine grassland and fresh meadows.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
As a native grass of heathlands and meadows, Phleum pratense forms part of the natural sward in these habitats.
Annual cycle
A perennial grass, flowering from June to September.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Sep
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Gras
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.609 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
**Light:** Full sun
**Moisture:** Moderately moist, well-drained soil
**Soil:** Average garden soil
Scientific profile
Phleum pratense is a perennial, non-woody grass (family Poaceae), native in Great Britain. It has broad leaves and typically reaches about 0.6 m in height. The plant requires full sun and moderately moist, average soil. Flowering extends from June to September. Ecological indicator values place it in full light (7.4), under low disturbance, and in moderately warm conditions; it is not tolerant of salinity. The primary habitat is heathland and dwarf-shrub heath, with secondary occurrences in alpine grassland and moderately lean fresh meadows. The species is not considered threatened (Red List *). Leaf area averages 582 mm² and diaspore mass is around 0.4 mg.
Pollinators & visitors
5 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Cheilosia griseiventrisMelanostoma scalarePlatycheirus angustatusPlatycheirus clypeatusMelanostoma mellinum
Host relationships
3 species use this plant as a host
Other flower visitors
33 other species visit the flowers
Bellardia pandiaBellardia vulgarisCoccidula rufaCoenosia tigrinaDolichopus simplexHaematopota pluvialisHelina parcepilosaHydrotaea albipunctaHelina setiventrisHelina obscurataHelina reversioMyospila meditabundaNeocrepidodera transversaPhaonia tuguriorumPollenia amentariaPegoplata aestivaRavinia pernixPollenia pediculataSarcophaga sinuataSarcophaga melanuraBotanophila striolataEmpis lividaLucilia sericataMuscina levidaScathophaga stercorariaDilophus febrilisPollenia rudisHylemya variataChloromyia formosaAnthomyia liturataSiphona geniculataMalachius bipustulatusRhagonycha fulva
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•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)
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