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Lobularia maritima

FamilyGenus: Lobularianative in Germany

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About this species

Lobularia maritima is an introduced, established herbaceous plant in Great Britain, belonging to the Brassicaceae family. It produces flowers from June to November and provides both nectar and pollen for visiting insects. The plant thrives in sunny, dry, calcareous to neutral soils and tolerates slight salinity and low disturbance.

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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit

Ecological significance

The extended flowering period supplies nectar and pollen for a range of insects.

Annual cycle

Flowering from June to November.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

Sonne

Moisture

Trocken

Soil

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Flowering period

Jun – Nov

Bioregion

Continental

Nectar value

Pollen value

Growth form

Krautige Pflanze

Woodiness

Nicht verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Plant height

0.158 m

Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)

Corolla tube

2 mm

Pollen

0.0125 mg/Blüte

Pflege & Anbau

Grow in full sun in well-drained, alkaline to neutral soil. Once established, it tolerates dry conditions and slight salinity. It performs well on moderately fertile ground and does not require heavy feeding. Flowering from early summer until late autumn.

Scientific profile

Lobularia maritima is an introduced, established plant in Great Britain. This herbaceous, non‑woody species has broad leaves (average area 32 mm²) and typically reaches about 16 cm in height. It grows in full sun on dry, calcareous to neutral soils of medium nutrient content; it is slightly salt tolerant and tolerates only low disturbance. Flowering lasts from June to November, offering a long season of nectar and pollen (both scored 4). The plant forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations. Its tiny seeds have a diaspore mass of approximately 0.3 mg. The natural range includes parts of Europe, especially southwestern and southeastern Europe, and northern Africa.

Pollinators & visitors

28 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Host relationships

4 species use this plant as a host

idaea rusticata Xanthorhoe fluctuata Plutella xylostellaXanthorhoe designata

Other flower visitors

12 other species visit the flowers

oedemera lurida Anthrenus verbasciCoccinella septempunctataCamponotus fallaxDasytes nigroaeneusDolycoris baccarumDasyphora albofasciataDionaea aurifronsPsilothrix aureolaMusca autumnalisPsilothrix cyaneusStenopterus rufus

Sources & data origin

•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

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•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)

•EuPPollNet — Kuppler et al. (2025), DOI: 10.1111/geb.70000 (CC BY 4.0)

•Database of Pollinator Interactions (DoPI) — Pocock et al. (2022), DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3801 (CC BY)

•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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