Plantago media
Plantago media subsp. media
FamilyGenus: Plantagonative in Germany
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About this species
Plantago media is a native broad-leaved herb of dry, calcareous grassland, producing flower spikes from May to August. It reaches about 20 cm in height and thrives in sunny, nutrient-poor soils.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from May to August.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Aug
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.203 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Scientific profile
Plantago media is a native, non-woody, broad-leaved herb that typically grows to around 20 centimetres in height. It favours sunny, dry, calcareous soils of low fertility. Flowering takes place from May to August.
Pollinators & visitors
20 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Bombus pascuorumBombus lucorumMelitaea cinxiaLasioglossum albipesApis melliferaLasioglossum malachurumLasioglossum calceatumCryptocephalus aureolusLasioglossum pauxillumBombus pratorumAndrena fucataHalictus tumulorumTenthredo nothaPseudovadonia lividaStenurella melanuraBombus lapidariusLasioglossum glabriusculumHalictus simplexBombus sylvestrisBombus hypnorum
Other flower visitors
26 other species visit the flowers
Chrysolina haemopteraCygnus columbianusPhyllopertha horticolaHoplia argenteaOedemera femorataDasytes plumbeusAnthaxia quadripunctataHarpalus griseusTrechus quadristriatusAmara ovataAnisodactylus binotatusHarpalus distinguendusHarpalus latusAmara lunicollisAmara aeneaPterostichus melanariusAmara plebejaHemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius nigerHarpalus affinisDiachromus germanusCantharis fuscaHarpalus rubripesAnthicus antherinusPoecilus cupreusAmara convexior
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)
•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_927131156
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