Anchusa officinalis
Anchusa officinalis
FamilyGenus: Anchusaheimisch in Deutschland
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Species
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Interactions
documented
About this species
Anchusa officinalis is an introduced, established herbaceous plant that bears broad leaves, reaches about 0.5 m in height and produces flowers from May to August. It favours sunny, moderately moist, alkaline soils and is warmth-loving.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
Introduced and established in Great Britain.
Annual cycle
Flowers from May to August.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
—
Bloom time
Mai – Aug
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.494 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Nectar
1.4094 µl/Blüte
Pflege & Anbau
Prefers a sunny position in fresh, moderately moist, alkaline to calcareous soil. Suited to sites with moderate fertility and low disturbance.
Scientific profile
Anchusa officinalis is an introduced and established member of the Boraginaceae family in Great Britain. It is a non-woody, terrestrial herb with broad leaves, typically growing to around 0.5 m in height. The flowering period extends from May to August. The plant favours sunny positions on fresh, moderately moist, calcareous to basic soils with moderate nutrient levels. It is warmth-loving and associated with habitats that experience relatively low disturbance. Diaspore mass averages 5.4 mg.
Bestäuber & Besucher
28 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Apis melliferaLasioglossum pauxillumBombus pratorumOsmia brevicornisBombus humilisMegachile versicolorAnthophora plumipesHoplitis aduncaLasiommata megeraAutographa gammaMelitaea cinxiaThymelicus lineolaBombus lapidariusBombus pascuorumBombus sylvarumBombus terrestrisEucera nigrescensOsmia bicornisBombus ruderariusBombus soroeensisBombus lucorumBombus veteranusBombus sylavrumBombus sschrenkiBombus hortorumAnthophora retusaBombus schrenckiPsithyrus rupestris
Other flower visitors
1 other species visit the flowers
Phytoecia coerulescens
Sources & data origin
•TRY v6.0 / BiolFlor flowering phenology (Request 47350) — CC BY 4.0TRY request 47350 (Public, Data Released, TRY v6.0; 2026-02-15). Cite TRY: Kattge et al. (2020), doi:10.1111/gcb.14904; original source: Trefflich, A., Klotz, S. & Kühn, I. (2002). Blühphänologie. BIOLFLOR, Schriftenreihe für Vegetationskunde 38:127–131.
•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
•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)
•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_1765866571
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