Image to followAI-generated illustrationSorbus hybrida
Sorbus hybrida
FamilyGenus: Mehlbeerennative in Germany
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Species
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Interactions
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Host relationships
Species
About this species
Sorbus hybrida is a broad-leaved, woody tree reaching about 12 metres in height. It is an established introduced species in Great Britain, favouring sunny sites with fresh, moderately moist, calcareous to basic soils.
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PollinationLarval host
Ecological significance
No adverse ecological effects are documented for this species in Britain.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
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Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
12 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Plant in full sun and fresh, moderately moist, normal garden soil. A calcareous to basic pH is preferred.
Scientific profile
Sorbus hybrida is a broad-leaved, woody tree that typically attains a height of 12 metres. In Great Britain it is an established introduced species. The tree grows best in full sun and in fresh, moderately moist soils of moderate nutrient content; it shows a preference for calcareous to basic soil reactions. It forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations and requires a moderately warm temperature regime.
Pollinators & visitors
13 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Aporia crataegiSpialia sertoriusSpialia rosaeSpialia orbiferMuschampia cribrellumMuschampia tessellumBoloria polarisBoloria friggaBoloria freijaBoloria charicleaPolygonia c-albumNymphalis polychlorosMelitaea diamina
Host relationships
3 species use this plant as a host
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Middleton-Welling_2020
•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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