Silene vulgaris
Silene vulgaris
FamilyGenus: Silenenative in Germany
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45
Species
interact
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91
Interactions
documented
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12
Host relationships
Species
About this species
A native herbaceous plant with broad leaves, reaching about 40 centimetres in height, bearing flowers from late spring into early autumn. It grows in sunny, moderately moist, nutrient-poor and calcareous soils.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
A native wild plant that is part of the local flora. It may support wildlife, though specific interactions are not detailed here.
Annual cycle
Flowers from May to September.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Sep
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.398 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Plant in full sun in well-drained, moderately moist soil. It favours nutrient-poor, alkaline (chalky or lime-rich) ground. Once established, it requires little intervention and tolerates low-disturbance settings.
Scientific profile
Silene vulgaris is a non-woody, herbaceous plant with broad leaves. It typically reaches a height of around 0.4 metres. Flowers appear from May to September. The plant grows in full sun and fresh, moderately moist conditions, on nutrient-poor, calcareous soils. It occurs in habitats with low disturbance. It is native in Great Britain.
Pollinators & visitors
29 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Bombus pascuorumEristalis pertinaxPlatycheirus manicatusEristalis tenaxMelanostoma mellinumBombus pyrenaeusPolia bombycinaApis melliferaSphaerophoria scriptaAnthidiellum strigatumBombus lapidariusBombus pratorumSyritta pipiensEpisyrphus balteatusLasioglossum morioHylaeus communisHalictus tumulorumLasioglossum zonulumLasioglossum albipesBombus wurfleniiBombus soroeensisBombus lucorumLasioglossum politumBombus terrestrisLasioglossum pauxillumPsithyrus sylvestrisBombus hortorumBombus ssBombus mendax
Host relationships
12 species use this plant as a host
Perizoma flavofasciataEupithecia venosataEupithecia vulgataHeliothis viriplacaAgrochola lituraSideridis rivularisHadena caesia (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775Hadena perplexaHadena confusaHadena comptaHadena bicrurisMniotype adusta
Other flower visitors
4 other species visit the flowers
Empis vitripennisPhysocephala rufipesPanzeria caesiaHilara sulcitarsis
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)
•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_42386758
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