Solanum dulcamara
Solanum dulcamara
FamilyGenus: Solanumnative in Germany
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Species
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Interactions
documented
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3
Host relationships
Species
About this species
A native climbing plant in Great Britain, flowering from May to August in moist, semi-shaded locations.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
As a native species in Great Britain, it forms part of the local flora and provides structure in semi-shaded, moist habitats.
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from May to August.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Halbschatten
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Aug
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Kletterpflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
1.012 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Prefers a semi-shaded spot with moderately moist, nutrient-rich soil.
Scientific profile
Solanum dulcamara is a non-woody, broad-leaved climbing plant native in Great Britain. It reaches a height of about one metre and produces leaves with an area of around 1400 mm². The plant prefers semi-shaded positions with moderately moist, nutrient-rich soil. It flowers from May to August. The species tolerates full sun to semi-shade and moist conditions, and it grows on neutral to weakly acidic substrates. It is classified as a terrestrial climber with low disturbance tolerance. The diaspore mass is approximately 1.5 mg. On the British Red List it is noted as * (least concern).
Pollinators & visitors
25 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Sylvia atricapillaAndrena nigroaeneaTurdus merulaBombus pratorumDiarsia brunneaBombus hortorumBombus lapidariusAndrena clarkellaPieris rapaeAndrena haemorrhoaBombus humilisApis melliferaAndrena nitidaBombus jonellusBombus hypnorumBombus pascuorumBombus lucorumBombus sylvestrisThymelicus lineolaEnoplognatha ovataBombus soroeensisBombus terrestrisAndrena bicolorApamea sordensEpisyrphus balteatus
Host relationships
3 species use this plant as a host
Other flower visitors
41 other species visit the flowers
Sturnus vulgarisTurdus pilarisGallinula chloropusPoecile palustrisAegithalos caudatusPyrrhula pyrrhulaColumba palumbusCorvus coroneGarrulus glandariusPica picaPicus viridisTurdus viscivorusTurdus torquatusFringilla coelebsAnthonomus rubiOriolus oriolusFicedula hypoleucaPhoenicurus phoenicurusSylvia cantillansErinaceus europaeusSitta europaeaErithacus rubeculaMuscicapa striataTurdus philomelosCyanistes caeruleusPoecile montanusHarmonia axyridisSylvia borinStreptopelia decaoctoParus majorSylvia currucaSylvia communisSaxicola torquatusMonticola solitariusTurdus iliacusMartes foinaSylvia undataPhoenicurus ochrurosLuscinia megarhynchosMeles melesVulpes vulpes
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•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_1900008072
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