stellaria graminea
Stellaria graminea
FamilyGenus: Stellarianative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
A native herbaceous perennial with broad leaves, producing flowers from April to September. It reaches about 33 cm in height and grows in semi-shaded to sunny sites on moist, moderately fertile soils.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
As a native species, it contributes to the botanical diversity of grasslands and open habitats and provides resources for local invertebrates. No negative ecological impacts are reported.
Annual cycle
This perennial emerges in spring and produces flowers from April to September. Seed ripens through late summer and autumn. Top growth dies back over winter, with the rootstock surviving to regrow the following spring.
Safety note
No specific hazards are recorded for this species.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Halbschatten
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Apr – Sep
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.334 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pollen
0.008 mg/Blüte
Pflege & Anbau
Grow in partial shade, in a moisture-retentive but well-drained, moderately fertile soil. It is suited to wildflower meadows and naturalistic plantings. Avoid saline or highly enriched soils, and choose sites with low disturbance. Flowering continues from spring to early autumn with minimal intervention.
Scientific profile
Stellaria graminea is a terrestrial, non-woody herbaceous plant. It bears broad leaves and typically reaches a height of about 33 cm. The flowering season extends from April to September. Ellenberg-type indicator values place it in sunny conditions (light value 7), though it is also noted as tolerating semi-shade. It grows on fresh, moderately moist, mesotrophic soils with a neutral to slightly acid reaction (reaction value 4). The species is not salt tolerant and occurs in habitats with low disturbance severity. Diaspore mass averages 0.277 mg and leaf area around 110 mm².
Pollinators & visitors
60 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Sphecodes monilicornisNomada fucataSphecodes geoffrellusLeptidea sinapisBombus terrestrisSphecodes puncticepsAndrena bicolorBombus pascuorumBombus pratorumBombus lapidariusBombus humilisAndrena subopacaAndrena nitidaAndrena haemorrhoaNomada lathburianaNomada goodenianaAndrena flavipesLasioglossum laevigatumAndrena labiataApis melliferaHalictus tumulorumThymelicus lineolaHalictus rubicundusLasioglossum zonulumAphantopus hyperantusHalictus confusus/tumulorumMeliscaeva cinctellaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria taeniataPlatycheirus albimanusCheilosia vicinaSphaerophoria interruptaCheilosia melanuraEpisyrphus balteatusHelophilusPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus granditarsusMelanostoma scalareHylaeus confususMacropis fulvipesAndrena wilkellaParagus tibialisAutographa gammaLasioglossum laticepsLasioglossum fulvicornePlatycheirus manicatusDysstroma truncataAndrena labialisPlatycheirus peltatusHelophilus pendulus
Other flower visitors
32 other species visit the flowers
Myodes glareolusEmberiza citrinellaFringilla coelebsLasius nigerPasser domesticusCorvus frugilegusApodemus flavicollisApodemus sylvaticusOlibrus affinis (Sturm,1807)Eupeodes corollae (Fabricius,1794)Lindenius albilabris (Fabricius,1793)Dasytes niger (Linnaeus,1761)Empis longipes Meigen,1804Sphaerophoria virgata Goeldlin,1974Oedemera lurida (Marsham,1802)Miarus campanulae (Linnaeus,1767)Cleopomiarus graminis (Gyllenhal,1813)Pipiziella viduataDelia longicaudaSpathiogaster ambulansLasiomma sp.1Gymnosoma sp1Pachystylum bremiiBellardia vulgarisEmpis punctataDilophus febrilisHydrotaea albipunctaHydrotaea irritansPhaonia incanaEmpis lividaFormica cuniculariaOedemera femorata (Scopoli,1763)
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•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_358975927
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