Image to followAI-generated illustrationSilaum silaus
Silaum silaus
FamilyGenus: Silaumnative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
Silaum silaus is a native herbaceous plant of Great Britain, flowering from June to September and found in sunny, moderately moist, calcareous lean soils.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
The available evidence does not detail specific ecological interactions; however, as a native plant it forms part of the natural heritage of Britain's grasslands.
Annual cycle
Flowers from June to September.
Safety note
No specific safety information is provided for this species.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Sep
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.545 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Provide a sunny position with moderately moist but free-draining soil that is calcareous and low in nutrients. Avoid rich feeding and waterlogged conditions; this species is adapted to lean, lime-rich substrates and will thrive with minimal intervention once established in a suitable wildflower meadow or grassland setting.
Scientific profile
Silaum silaus is a non-woody, broad-leaved herbaceous plant, typically reaching about 0.55 metres in height. It is native in Great Britain, where it inhabits sunny sites on fresh, moderately moist, lime-rich but nutrient-poor soils. The plant shows low disturbance tolerance and prefers a moderately warm climate. It flowers from June to September. The diaspores have an average mass of approximately 1.7 mg, and leaf area averages roughly 4480 mm². The species forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations.
Pollinators & visitors
4 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Other flower visitors
1 other species visit the flowers
Formica cunicularia
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•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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