Image to followAI-generated illustrationRumex confertus
Rumex confertus
FamilyGenus: Ampfernative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
Rumex confertus is a broad-leaved, non-woody herbaceous plant introduced and established in Great Britain. It thrives in sunny locations with fresh, nutrient-rich soil and low disturbance, flowering from May to July.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
Introduced and established in Great Britain, with no current records of ecological impact.
Annual cycle
Flowering takes place from May to July.
Safety note
No known hazards.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Jul
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
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 a sunny position in fresh, moderately moist, nutrient-rich soil. Tolerates low disturbance. Flowering period is late spring to mid-summer.
Scientific profile
Rumex confertus is a terrestrial, herbaceous plant with broad leaves, classified as a neophyte in Great Britain, where it is introduced and established. It prefers sunny conditions and fresh, moderately moist, nutrient-rich soils with a neutral to weakly acidic reaction. Ellenberg-type indicator values indicate a high light requirement (value 8) and affinity for nutrient-rich substrates (value 7), with moderate temperature requirements (value 5). Disturbance tolerance is low. The plant's diaspores weigh approximately 2.66 mg. It flowers from May to July. Mycorrhizal associations are of the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) type. Its original distribution spans parts of Europe, southeastern and eastern Europe, Africa, and temperate Asia.
Pollinators & visitors
3 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Boloria alaskensisBoloria friggaBoloria angarensis
Other flower visitors
3 other species visit the flowers
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Middleton-Welling_2020
•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)
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