Rosa canina

FamilyGenus: Rosanative in Germany

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142

Interactions

documented

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Host relationships

Species

About this species

A native woody climber up to 2 m tall, with broad leaves, blooming from April to July and providing abundant nectar and pollen for wildlife.

Ecological network

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Ecological significance

As a native shrub, it supports pollinating insects by supplying nectar and pollen during its flowering season.

Annual cycle

Flowers from April to July.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

Sonne

Moisture

Frisch (Mäßig feucht)

Soil

Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)

Flowering period

Apr – Jul

Soil reaction

Mäßig sauer bis neutral

Bioregion

Continental

Nectar value

Pollen value

Growth form

Kletterpflanze

Woodiness

Verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Plant height

1.956 m

Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)

Pflege & Anbau

Place in full sun. Keep the soil moderately moist but well-drained, with average nutrient content. No special feeding is required.

Scientific profile

Rosa canina is a native wild rose in Great Britain. It is a woody, broad-leaved climber, typically reaching a height of about 1.96 m. The flowers appear between April and July, producing copious nectar and pollen. The plant thrives in full sun and fresh, moderately moist conditions, and does well on ordinary garden soil of average fertility. Its mycorrhizal associations are variable.

Pollinators & visitors

34 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Bombus hypnorumBombus pratorumBombus lucorumBombus terrestrisXanthorhoe fluctuataEupeodes bucculatusBombus hortorumVolucella pellucensBombus muscorumEpisyrphus balteatusEristalis pertinaxMelanostoma mellinumPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus peltatusSericomyia lapponaEristalis tenaxXylocopa violaceaApis melliferaAndrena flavipesCoelioxys inermisAndrena haemorrhoaOsmia bicolorBombus lapidariusBombus pascuorumSyritta pipiensAndrena coitanaLasioglossum pauxillumAndrena cinerariaBombus ssBombus soroeensisOsmia bicornisEristalisHelophilusLasioglossum politum

Host relationships

20 species use this plant as a host

Pyrgus malvaeMalacosoma neustriaAnticlea derivataCidaria fulvataChloroclysta siterataCepphis advenariaSelenia lunularia (Hübner)Agriopis aurantiariaStauropus fagiAcronicta alniAllophyes oxyacanthaeCeramica pisiEpirrita dilutataColotois pennariaAgriopis marginaria (Fabricius)Hemithea aestivariaChloroclystis v-ataErannis defoliariaEriogaster lanestrisEuproctis chrysorrhoea

Other flower visitors

7 other species visit the flowers

Pachytodes cerambyciformisMusca autumnalisMeligethes flavimanusKorscheltellus lupulinaPhaonia angelicaeAnaspis frontalisAnthaxia hungarica

Sources & data origin

•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)

•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)

•EuPPollNet — Kuppler et al. (2025), DOI: 10.1111/geb.70000 (CC BY 4.0)

•Database of Pollinator Interactions (DoPI) — Pocock et al. (2022), DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3801 (CC BY)

•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_609858814

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