Image to followAI-generated illustrationSenecio sylvaticus
Senecio sylvaticus
FamilyGenus: Senecionative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
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About this species
Senecio sylvaticus is a native herbaceous plant of nutrient-rich, fresh soils in sunny locations. It grows to around 40 cm, bears broad leaves, and flowers from June to September, offering nectar and pollen for insects.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Annual cycle
It flowers from June to September.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Sep
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Nectar value
1
Pollen value
1
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.407 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Scientific profile
This herbaceous plant reaches a height of approximately 40 centimetres. Its broad leaves are borne on non-woody stems. The species favours sunny positions on fresh, nutrient-rich soils that are neutral to weakly acid and experience only light disturbance. It forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations. Flowering takes place from June through to September, providing both nectar and pollen for visiting insects.
Pollinators & visitors
4 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Sphaerophoria scriptaBombus lucorumBombus hortorumMelanostoma scalare
Host relationships
1 species use this plant as a host
Tyria jacobaeae
Other flower visitors
1 other species visit the flowers
Siphona geniculata
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•pollinator_interactions
•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)
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