Image to followAI-generated illustrationPotentilla verna
Potentilla verna
FamilyGenus: Potentillanative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
A low-growing herbaceous perennial of dry, calcareous grassland, native in Great Britain.
Ecological network
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PollinationFlower visit
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Flowering period
—
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Requires full sun and a very well-drained, nutrient-poor, lime-rich soil. Avoid rich or moisture-retentive ground.
Scientific profile
Potentilla verna is a herbaceous, non-woody perennial that typically reaches 0.1–0.4 m in height. It bears broad leaves and grows in full sun on dry, nutrient-poor, calcareous or basic soils. The species is adapted to moderately warm conditions and is a plant of open, infertile grassland.
Pollinators & visitors
47 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Andrena falsificaLasioglossum malachurumAndrena haemorrhoaSphecodes crassusAndrena cinerariaLasioglossum calceatumNomada flavoguttataLasioglossum interruptumAndrena minutulaLasioglossum fulvicorneLasioglossum morioOsmia bicolorAndrena subopacaLasioglossum pauxillumAndrena flavipesLasioglossum villosulumHalictus tumulorumSphecodes geoffrellusLasioglossum laevigatumLasioglossum minutulumSpialia sertoriusPyrgus malvaeApis melliferaSphaerophoria scriptaAndrena viridescensAndrena gravidaLasioglossum mediterraneumAndrena simontornyellaOsmia rufohirtaCheilosia mutabilisAndrena potentillaeAndrena saxonicaNomada zonataHalictus rubicundusAndrena nigroaeneaEupeodes corollaeEucera nigrescensLasioglossum smeathmanellumAndrena nitidaNomada sheppardanaSeladonia tumulorumSphecodes ephippiusPipizella viduataAndrena decipiensLasioglossum politumCheilosia urbanaLasioglossum.politum
Other flower visitors
7 other species visit the flowers
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
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•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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