Image to followAI-generated illustrationTaraxacum officinale
Taraxacum officinale
Familynon-native in Germany
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Species
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Interactions
documented
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10
Host relationships
Species
About this species
A native herbaceous plant with broad leaves, growing 10–40 cm tall. It forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations with soil fungi.
Ecological network
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
As a native wild plant, it contributes to soil health through its arbuscular mycorrhizal associations.
Safety note
The plant is considered safe for children.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
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Moisture
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Soil
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Flowering period
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Bioregion
Mediterranean
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Corolla tube
4.5 mm
Nectar
6.022 µl/Blüte
Pollen
10.85 mg/Blüte
Scientific profile
Taraxacum officinale is a broad-leaved, non-woody herbaceous plant native in Great Britain. Plants typically reach a height of 0.1–0.4 m. The species forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations, a type of symbiotic relationship with soil fungi that aids nutrient uptake.
Pollinators & visitors
183 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Anthophora plumipesBombus ruderariusBombus muscorumBombus pratorumHalictus confususHalictus rubicundusAglais urticaeAndrena wilkellaAglais ioNomada succinctaPararge aegeriaOsmia bicolorLasioglossum pauxillumPieris rapaeManiola jurtinaBombus magnusBombus campestrisCeratina cyaneaAndrena clarkellaAndrena falsificaTachyporus hypnorumBombus vestalisAndrena dorsataBombus jonellusAndrena barbilabrisBombus soroeensisBombus veteranusNomada goodenianaAnthocharis cardaminesAmphipyra tragopoginisCoenonympha pamphilusAndrena cinerariaBombus pascuorumAndrena gravidaBombus bohemicusOsmia bicornisLasioglossum calceatumVespula germanicaAndrena flavipesAndrena tibialisApis melliferaAndrena nigroaeneaLasioglossum albipesLasioglossum lativentreAndrena humilisHalictus tumulorumMelecta albifronsAndrena subopacaBombus terrestrisSphecodes ephippius
Host relationships
10 species use this plant as a host
Pieris napiDeilephila elpenorXestia c-nigrumHoplodrina ambiguaPhragmatobia fuliginosaXanthorhoe ferrugataCaradrina morpheusArctia cajaHada plebejaAngerona prunaria
Other flower visitors
75 other species visit the flowers
Capreolus capreolusCassida rubiginosaAnser albifronsSpermophilus citellusChionomys nivalisPyrrhula pyrrhulaEmberiza citrinellaCorvus frugilegusColumba palumbusFringilla coelebsDemetrias atricapillusCoccinella septempunctataMeleagris gallopavoBrassicogethes aeneusCarduelis carduelisOxythyrea funestaChenonetta jubataperdix perdixChloris chlorisLinaria cannabinaOedemera virescensAdalia decempunctataPyrausta aurataCassida nebulosaLasius nigerLasius emarginatusMyrmica ruginodisAgrypnus murinusCantharis fuscaTytthaspis sedecimpunctataMyrmica rubraAmara communisHarpalus griseusAmara ovataTrechus quadristriatusHarpalus distinguendusOphonus azureusAmara lunicollisHemicrepidius nigerHemicrepidius hirtusCantharis rufa (Linnaeus)Diachromus germanusHarpalus latusAmara familiarisAmara convexiorPoecilus cupreusGastrophysa polygoniHaemorhous mexicanusByturus ochraceusMononychus punctumalbum
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
•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)
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