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Sisymbrium irio
FamilyGenus: Sisymbriumnative in Germany
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About this species
Sisymbrium irio is an introduced, established herbaceous plant in Great Britain. It produces flowers from May to August and retains its broad leaves throughout the year.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
Introduced and established in Great Britain. No specific ecological impact data is available.
Annual cycle
The plant is evergreen, with leaves persisting throughout the year. Flowering takes place from May to August.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Aug
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Immergrün
Plant height
0.271 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
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Light: Full sun.
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Soil: Average, well-drained soil; tolerates moderately moist to dry conditions and prefers a calcareous or basic substrate.
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Watering: Moderate; avoid waterlogging.
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Disturbance: Prefers sites with minimal soil disturbance.
Scientific profile
Sisymbrium irio is a non-woody, broad-leaved herbaceous plant of the Brassicaceae family. Typically reaching around 27 centimetres in height, it bears small flowers from May to August. The leaves are evergreen, remaining present all year. It favours sunny, open situations on calcareous to basic soils that are fresh and moderately moist, with moderate nutrient levels. The species is a neophyte in Great Britain, where it is introduced and established.
Pollinators & visitors
3 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Other flower visitors
5 other species visit the flowers
Brassicogethes aeneusHaemorhous mexicanusCeutorhynchus assimilisScathophaga stercorariaMeligethes aeneus
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•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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