Image to followAI-generated illustrationTriticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum
FamilyGenus: Triticumnative in Germany
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About this species
Triticum aestivum is an introduced, established grass in Great Britain. It reaches about 0.94 m in height, flowers in June and July, and thrives in full sun on fresh, calcareous to basic soils of medium fertility. The species is warm-loving and forms arbuscular mycorrhiza.
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Ecological significance
Triticum aestivum occupies open, sunny sites on fresh, calcareous to basic soils of medium fertility.
Annual cycle
Flowers from June to July.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
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Flowering period
Jun – Jul
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Gras
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.943 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Scientific profile
Triticum aestivum is a broad-leaved, non-woody grass. It typically attains a height of 0.94 m, with a leaf area around 2,845 mm². The diaspore mass averages 37 mg. It is a terrestrial species that forms arbuscular mycorrhiza. The plant is warmth-loving and requires full sun. It grows on fresh, moderately moist, calcareous to basic soils with medium nutrient levels. Flowering takes place from June to July. In Great Britain, it is an introduced and established taxon.
Pollinators & visitors
41 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Homo sapiensOulema melanopusCephus pygmeusHeteropterus morpheusCarterocephalus silvicolaCarterocephalus palaemonPelopidas thraxBorbo borbonicaGegenes nostrodamusOchlodes sylvanusHesperia commaThymelicus hyraxThymelicus sylvestrisThymelicus lineolaCoenonympha phryneCoenonympha oedippusCoenonympha dorusCoenonympha pamphilusCoenonympha amaryllisCoenonympha glycerionCoenonympha corinnaCoenonympha leanderCoenonympha heroCoenonympha arcaniaKirinia roxelanaKirinia climeneLopinga achinePararge xiphioidesPararge aegeriaLasiommata maeraLasiommata deidamiaLasiommata paramegaeraMelanargia russiaeMelanargia larissaMelanargia lachesisMelanargia galatheaMelanargia inesMelanargia pherusaMelanargia occitanicaHipparchia fatuaHipparchia statilinus
Host relationships
6 species use this plant as a host
Other flower visitors
33 other species visit the flowers
Phasianus colchicusperdix perdixAnser albifronsAnthus rubescensCalcarius lapponicusMyocastor coypusColoeus monedulaFringilla coelebsLinaria cannabinaEmberiza citrinellaColumba palumbusAlauda arvensisAnas platyrhynchosAnser erythropusAnas acutaPlectrophenax nivalisApodemus sylvaticusAnser indicus x Branta leucopsisBranta canadensisMareca americanaCygnus columbianusPasser domesticusCarduelis carduelisCorvus frugilegusCoccinella septempunctataCyanistes caeruleusAlloxysta victrixAphidius erviAsaphes suspensusAsaphes vulgarisDendrocerus carpenteriPraon volucreEndasys plagiator
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Middleton-Welling_2020
•pollinator_interactions
•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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