Oxytropis campestris

FamilyGenus: Spitzkieleheimisch in Deutschland

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About this species

A native, low-growing, non-woody plant of Great Britain, Oxytropis campestris reaches about 25 cm in height and bears broad leaves. It flowers in June and July, thriving in full sun on moderately moist, nutrient-poor soils in cold, upland sites.

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Ecological significance

As a native wild plant, Oxytropis campestris forms part of low-nutrient grassland and rocky slope communities.

Annual cycle

Oxytropis campestris is a perennial. Flowering occurs in June and July, followed by seed set. The small seeds (diaspore mass 1.17 mg) are shed close to the parent. The aerial growth dies back in winter, while the plant regrows from the base in spring.

Safety note

Not known to be toxic.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

Sonne

Moisture

Frisch (Mäßig feucht)

Soil

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Bloom time

Jun – Jul

Bioregion

Continental

Growth form

Halbstrauch

Woodiness

Nicht verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Plant height

0.245 m

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

Pflege & Anbau

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Full sun

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Moderately moist, well-drained soil

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Low-nutrient (poor) substrate

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Best in cool, upland settings

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Keep disturbance to a minimum

Scientific profile

Oxytropis campestris is a low, non-woody plant in the pea family (Fabaceae). Native in Great Britain, it grows to around 0.25 m tall and has broad, non-woody foliage. The plant is adapted to full sun and moderately moist, nutrient-poor soils, favouring cold, northern or alpine conditions. It shows only slight tolerance of disturbance. Flowering takes place in June and July. The tiny seeds weigh about 1.17 mg. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) associations are present.

Bestäuber & Besucher

27 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Cupido minimusPolyommatus erosPolyommatus icarusPyrgus centaureaeBombus balteatusHalictus confususMegachile lapponicaMegachile circumcincta Bombus jonellusPolyommatus fulgensPolyommatus humedasaeHesperia commaBombus appositusBombus flavifronsBombus mixtusBombus nevadensisBombus sylvicolaHoplitis albifronsLasioglossum albipenneLasioglossum nigrovirideOsmia albolateralisOsmia bucephalaOsmia integraOsmia iridisOsmia juxtaOsmia lignariaOsmia longula

Host relationships

1 species use this plant as a host

Rhizoglyphus echinopus

Other flower visitors

7 other species visit the flowers

Formica fuscaBrassicogethes aeneusMeligethes aeneusSpilogona solitarianaMeligethes viridescensEucera edwardsiiEucera frater

Sources & data origin

•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.

•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)

•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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