Image to followAI-generated illustrationTuberaria guttata
Tuberaria guttata
FamilyGenus: Tuberarianative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
A small, native broad‑leaved herb that grows in dry, sunny, nutrient‑poor places. Its summer flowers provide a high nectar and pollen rating (4), and it is categorised as Red List category 1 in Great Britain.
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Ecological significance
As a native wildflower, Tuberaria guttata supplies nectar and pollen to insects. It is red‑listed in Great Britain (category 1), indicating a need for conservation attention.
Annual cycle
Flowers from June to September.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Sep
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Nectar value
4
Pollen value
4
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.119 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
If cultivated, provide:
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Full sun
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Dry, sharply drained soil
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Very low fertility (nutrient‑poor ground)
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Minimal watering once established
Scientific profile
Tuberaria guttata is a terrestrial, non‑woody herb reaching about 12 cm in height, with broad leaves around 32 mm² in area. The plant shows a strong preference for full sun (Ellenberg light value 9), dry soils (moisture value 2) and very infertile, nutrient‑poor conditions (nutrient value 1). It favours warm situations (temperature value 9) and sites subject to only low disturbance. Blooming occurs from June to September, producing flowers rated 4 for both nectar and pollen, which makes it attractive to a range of insects. The tiny seeds have a diaspore mass of about 0.06 mg. In Great Britain the species is native, with a Red List status of category 1.
Pollinators & visitors
9 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Lasioglossum malachurumDasypodaAndrena fabrellaApis melliferaAndrenaMegachile argentataBombus pascuorumSphaerophoria scriptaRhodanthidium sticticum
Other flower visitors
6 other species visit the flowers
Oedemera luridaCryptocephalus aureolusDasytes nigroaeneusAnthomyiidaeMordellistena pumilaChasmatopterus
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•FloraWeb / BfN
•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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