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Glycine max
FamilyGenus: Glycinenative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
Species
About this species
Glycine max is an introduced, established herbaceous broadleaf plant in Great Britain. It grows to around 1 m tall, forms arbuscular mycorrhizas, and blooms in June and July. The species favours sunny, warm sites with moderately moist, neutral to weakly acid soils of medium nutrient level.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Annual cycle
Flowering from June to July.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
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Flowering period
Jun – Jul
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
1.035 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Nectar
0.0544 µl/Blüte
Pflege & Anbau
Light: Full sun
Moisture: Moderately moist
Soil: Neutral to slightly acid, medium nutrients
Temperature: Warm; protect from frost
Scientific profile
Glycine max is a herbaceous, non-woody broadleaf plant in the legume family (Fabaceae). It typically reaches a height of about 1.0 m and associates with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Flowering occurs in June and July. The species thrives in sunny conditions and prefers moderately moist soils that are neutral to weakly acid, with a medium supply of nutrients. It is warmth-loving and in Great Britain it is an introduced, established plant.
Pollinators & visitors
9 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Homo sapiensVanessa carduiElkalyce argiadesApis melliferaPolyommatus fulgensPolyommatus humedasaeHesperia commaLasioglossum villosulumLasioglossum laticeps
Host relationships
10 species use this plant as a host
Agrotis ipsilonLacanobia suasaAutographa gammaHelicoverpa armigeraAgrius convolvuliNomophila noctuellaPlodia interpunctellaAgrotis segetumEctropis crepusculariaPyrrhia umbra
Other flower visitors
8 other species visit the flowers
Phasianus colchicusBranta canadensisMeleagris gallopavoAnas acutaAnser caerulescensAix sponsaHarmonia axyridisAnthrenus verbasci
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Middleton-Welling_2020
•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)
•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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