Pinus sylvestris
Pinus sylvestris
FamilyGenus: Pinusnative in Germany
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117
Species
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162
Interactions
documented
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32
Host relationships
Species
About this species
An evergreen conifer reaching about 26 metres in height, Pinus sylvestris grows in full sun on moderately moist, nutrient-poor soils. It flowers in May and June and forms ectomycorrhizal associations. The species is native wild in Great Britain.
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Ecological significance
As a native conifer it contributes structural diversity to woodlands. Its ectomycorrhizal associations support soil fungal communities.
Annual cycle
Flowers appear in May and June. The needle-like leaves are retained year round.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Jun
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Baum
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Nadelblättrig
Leaf phenology
Immergrün
Plant height
25.868 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
This tree requires full sun and fresh, moderately moist ground. It is adapted to nutrient-poor soils and benefits from its ectomycorrhizal symbiosis for nutrient uptake.
Scientific profile
Pinus sylvestris is an evergreen, needle-leaved tree that typically attains a height of around 26 metres. It occurs in full sun on fresh, moderately moist soils that are nutrient-poor. Flowering takes place in May and June. The tree forms ectomycorrhizal (EM) partnerships. In Great Britain it is a native wild species.
Pollinators & visitors
25 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Hylurgops palliatusCrypturgus pusillusApis melliferaAndrena barbilabrisDendrocopos majorPasser domesticusTetrastes bonasiaUrsus arctosSpeyeria aglajaAgalenatea rediiLarus canusRegulus regulusPhoenicurus phoenicurusParus majorAnas platyrhynchosHomo sapiensErithacus rubeculaAegithalos caudatusCerthia familiarisDryocopus martiusButeo lagopusSomateria mollissimaBostrichus pityographusCryphalus asperatusAmpedus erythrogonus
Host relationships
32 species use this plant as a host
Sphinx pinastriPennithera firmataThera obeliscataEupithecia indigataMacaria signariaMacaria liturataBupalus piniariaLymantria monachaCamponotus vagusStenomax aeneusColydium elongatumEupithecia tantillariaArctia cajaEpirrita autumnataThera britannicaHylaea fasciariaDeileptenia ribeataPanolis flammeaLymantria disparThera variata (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775Odontopera bidentataHippodamia variegataAraneus angulatusCalvia quatuordecimguttataCoccinella septempunctataHarmonia axyridisAgrypnus murinusAdalia decempunctataGibbaranea gibbosaPhilodromus margaritatusDioryctria abietellaUleiota planatus
Other flower visitors
60 other species visit the flowers
Cervus elaphusCarduelis carduelisHylobius abietisAlosterna tabacicolorIps typographusDryocoetes autographusTrypodendron lineatumAnthaxia quadripunctataHylastes aterAnogcodes rufiventrisCrypturgus cinereusPolygraphus poligraphusCallidium violaceumHylastes cuniculariusTetropium castaneumPrionus coriariusMolorchus minorChrysanthia viridissimaSchizotus pectinicornisCapreolus capreolusDendrolimus piniRhagium inquisitorAnastrangalia sanguinolentaAgapanthia villosoviridescensPoecile montanusLoxia curvirostraAnatis ocellataChrysolina hypericiAmphimallon solstitialeHarmonia quadripunctataFormica rufibarbisArhopalus rusticusAphidecta obliterataCoccinella quinquepunctataThanasimus formicariusSciurus vulgarisXerolycosa nemoralisLoxia pytyopsittacus vonCarabus intricatusLophophanes cristatusCarabus problematicusPeriparus aterRhagium bifasciatumMyotis nattereriPipistrellus pygmaeusMyotis daubentoniiPipistrellus pipistrellusNyctalus noctulaPlecotus auritusPityogenes bidentatus
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)
•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)
•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)
•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_1710554409
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