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Ecballium elaterium
FamilyGenus: Ecballiumnative in Germany
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About this species
Ecballium elaterium is an introduced, established herbaceous plant in Great Britain. It reaches about 0.7 m in height, has broad leaves, and produces flowers from May to June. It thrives in sunny, calcareous, nutrient-rich, moderately moist sites and is associated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
This species is introduced and established in Great Britain; no further impact data are available from the datasets used.
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from May to June.
Safety note
Specific safety information was not included in the consulted sources.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
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Flowering period
Mai – Jun
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.707 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
**Light:** Full sun.
**Soil:** Calcareous, nutrient-rich and moderately moist; avoid saline or waterlogged conditions.
**Disturbance:** Thrives in low-disturbance settings.
Scientific profile
Ecballium elaterium is a non-woody, broad-leaved herbaceous plant reaching about 0.7 m in height. It flowers between May and June. The species prefers full sun, calcareous and nutrient-rich soils that are moderately moist, and it shows low tolerance of disturbance. It is thermophilic and not salt-tolerant. Mycorrhizal associations are of the arbuscular type (AM).
Pollinators & visitors
7 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Halictus subauratusApis melliferaMegachile pilidensLasioglossum pauxillumLasioglossum politumCoelioxys afraLasioglossum malachurum
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•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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