Cirsium arvense
Cirsium arvense
FamilyGenus: Cirsiumheimisch in Deutschland
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Species
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Interactions
documented
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17
Host relationships
Species
About this species
Cirsium arvense is a herbaceous perennial broad-leaved plant native in Great Britain, flowering from June to October. It reaches about 65 cm in height and grows best in sunny, moderately moist, nutrient‑rich situations.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
As a species native in Great Britain, no adverse ecological impacts are recorded in the supplied data.
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from June to October.
Safety note
No specific safety information is included in the source data.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Bloom time
Jun – Okt
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.653 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Corolla tube
9 mm
Pollen
0.06 mg/Blüte
Pflege & Anbau
Plant in full sun with moderately moist, nutrient‑rich soil. A neutral to weakly acid pH is tolerated. Expect a height of up to about 65 cm.
Scientific profile
Cirsium arvense is a perennial non-woody, broad-leaved terrestrial herb, native in Great Britain. Plants average around 65 cm in height. It shows a strong preference for full sun and moderately moist, nutrient‑rich soils, typically neutral to weakly acid in reaction. The species is tolerant of low disturbance levels and moderately warm temperatures, but avoids saline substrates. Flowering extends from June through to October. Red‑list assessment categorises it as not threatened (*).
Bestäuber & Besucher
241 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Osmia leaianaFabriciana adippeErynnis tagesVanessa carduiPyronia tithonusBombus muscorumDasypoda hirtipesBombus bohemicusBombus jonellusThymelicus sylvestristhecla betulaeHipparchia semeleLasioglossum fratellumNomada flavopictaPararge aegeriaEuphydryas auriniaSpeyeria aglajaSphecodes reticulatusMacropis europaeaSphecodes puncticepsMelitaea athaliaCoenonympha pamphilusClossiana euphrosyneHesperia commaLasioglossum calceatumSphecodes hyalinatusMegachile lignisecaBombus terrestrisLasioglossum rufitarseLasioglossum pauxillumGonepteryx rhamniMelitta leporinaManiola jurtinaAricia agestisLasioglossum parvulumLysandra bellargusColias croceusNomada fucataBombus ruderariusLysandra coridonSphecodes geoffrellusHylaeus communisLasioglossum fulvicorneBombus ruderatusPanurgus banksianusBoloria seleneLasioglossum albipesAndrena flavipesAndrena bicolorAnthophora bimaculata
Host relationships
17 species use this plant as a host
Macrothylacia rubiSatyrium w-albumCeramica pisiPhragmatobia fuliginosaOrthosia gracilisXestia c-nigrumMelanchra persicariaeLacanobia suasaLacanobia oleraceaOdontopera bidentataLythria cruentariaEctropis crepusculariaDasytes plumbeusCassida vibexDiacrisia sannioAutographa gammaEupithecia subfuscata
Other flower visitors
42 other species visit the flowers
Ursus arctosCarduelis carduelisAnthonomus rubiMyrmica rubraOedemera nobilisBrassicogethes aeneusPseudovadonia lividaMuntiacus reevesiRhagonycha fulvaoedemera luridaStenurella melanuraFringilla coelebsPasser domesticusColoeus monedulaLinaria cannabinaRutpela maculataCoccinella septempunctataHarmonia axyridisCetonia aurataAgapanthia villosoviridescensCassida rubiginosaLygistopterus sanguineusParacorymbia fulvaOxythyrea funestaSapygina decemguttataStictoleptura rubraThomisus onustusFormica fuscaLasius emarginatusOedemera femorataTrichius gallicusAnastrangalia sanguinolentaMisumena vatiaPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataGrammoptera ruficornisValgus hemipterusHippodamia variegataTibellus oblongusPhalangium opilioHarpalus affinisPoecilus cupreusPterostichus melanarius
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)
•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)
•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)
•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_306004612
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