Prunus mahaleb
Prunus mahaleb
FamilyGenus: Prunusnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
Species
About this species
Prunus mahaleb is a deciduous, broad-leaved shrub or small tree, reaching 5.25 m in height. It is introduced and established in Great Britain, favouring sunny, dry sites on calcareous, nutrient-poor soils. The flowers appear in May and June.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
No ecological impact data are provided.
Annual cycle
Deciduous, with flowers appearing in May and June.
Safety note
No specific safety hazards are listed.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Jun
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Strauch/Baum
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Laubabwerfend
Plant height
5.247 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Grow in full sun on dry, calcareous, nutrient-poor soil.
Scientific profile
Prunus mahaleb is a woody, deciduous shrub or tree in the rose family (Rosaceae). It bears broad leaves with an average area of 707 mm². Mature plants typically reach a height of around 5.25 m. Diaspore mass averages 83.7 mg. Ecological indicator values show a strong affinity for full sun (light value 7.3), markedly dry soils (moisture value 3) and a requirement for calcareous or basic conditions (reaction value 8). Nutrient supply is characteristically low (value 2), and disturbance severity is slight. The species is adapted to moderately warm temperatures (value 6). Flowering occurs in May and June. The species is introduced and established in Great Britain.
Pollinators & visitors
19 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Andrena haemorrhoaIphiclides podaliriusEmaturga atomariaPapilio machaonAndrena fulvaMeliscaeva auricollisAndrena nitidaAndrena scoticaNomada ruficornisParagus haemorrhousColletes cuniculariusSphecodes gibbusNomada flavoguttataSyrphus vitripennisAndrena minutulaApis melliferaEupeodes lunigerSyrphus ribesiiChrysotoxum intermedium
Host relationships
1 species use this plant as a host
Yponomeuta padella
Other flower visitors
47 other species visit the flowers
Luscinia megarhynchosSylvia undataGarrulus glandariusSylvia borinCyanistes caeruleusLophophanes cristatusSylvia cantillansSitta europaeaTurdus iliacusOriolus oriolusMonticola solitariusPhoenicurus ochrurosSylvia conspicillataParus majorTurdus viscivorusFicedula hypoleucaTurdus torquatusCorvus coraxCoccothraustes coccothraustesCarduelis citrinellaUrsus arctosHarmonia axyridisLasiocampa quercusAnthrenus verbasciColumba palumbusErithacus rubeculaSerinus serinusPhoenicurus phoenicurusTurdus merulaDendrocopos majorSylvia communisFringilla coelebsSylvia atricapillaPeriparus aterCorvus coroneVulpes vulpesErinaceus europaeusMartes foinaMeles melesSaxicola torquatusSturnus vulgarisPica picaTurdus philomelosLoxia curvirostraEmberiza ciaTurdus pilarisPipiza spec.
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•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)
•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: © PRO GARTEN GMBH / Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_339932604
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