Bild folgtKI-generierte IllustrationCapsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum
FamilyGenus: Capsicumnicht heimisch in Deutschland
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Interactions
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Host relationships
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About this species
Capsicum annuum is a non-woody, evergreen subshrub introduced and established in Great Britain, where it flowers from June to September. It is not native in the wild.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
No specific ecological impact information is available for this species in Great Britain.
Annual cycle
An evergreen subshrub, flowering June to September.
Safety note
The provided dataset does not include safety information.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
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Moisture
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Soil
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Bloom time
Jun – Sep
Growth form
Halbstrauch
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Immergrün
Plant height
1.318 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Scientific profile
Capsicum annuum is a non-woody subshrub that reaches roughly 1.3 m in height. It bears evergreen, broad leaves with a mean leaf area around 788 mm², and its small diaspores average 4.7 mg. Flowers appear from June to September. In Great Britain it is an introduced plant that has become established.
Bestäuber & Besucher
17 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Bombus auricomusBombus impatiensBombus pauloensisHalictus ligatusLasioglossum admirandumLasioglossum cressoniiLasioglossum ephialtumLasioglossum georgeickwortiLasioglossum imitatumLasioglossum obscurumLasioglossum oceanicumLasioglossum pilosumLasioglossum subviridatumLasioglossum tegulareLasioglossum versatumLasioglossum zephyrumXylocopa sonorina
Host relationships
1 species use this plant as a host
Acherontia atropos
Other flower visitors
2 other species visit the flowers
Augochlora puraAugochlorella aurata
Sources & data origin
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•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)
•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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