Bild folgtKI-generierte IllustrationCota tinctoria
Cota tinctoria
FamilyGenus: Cotaheimisch in Deutschland
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Interactions
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About this species
A sun-loving, dry-tolerant herbaceous plant that flowers from June to September on moderately nutrient-rich soils.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
An introduced and established species in Great Britain according to the Plant Atlas 2020. No specific ecological impacts are documented in the source data.
Annual cycle
Flowers from June to September. The plant is herbaceous and non-woody; above-ground parts usually fade by late autumn.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Bloom time
Jun – Sep
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.41 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Prefers full sun and dry, well-drained soil. Adapts to normal garden soil of moderate fertility; neutral to slightly acid conditions are ideal. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can support nutrient uptake.
Scientific profile
Cota tinctoria is a broad-leaved, non-woody herbaceous plant reaching roughly 0.4 m tall. It thrives in full sun on dry, moderately fertile soils with a neutral to slightly acid pH. Flowering spans June to September, and its roots form arbuscular mycorrhizas. In Great Britain, it is an introduced and established species, as recorded by the Plant Atlas 2020.
Bestäuber & Besucher
24 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Lasioglossum glabriusculumColletes similisLasioglossum malachurumLasioglossum calceatumLycaena alciphronBombus pascuorumHylaeus nigritusLycaena phlaeasZygaena transalpinaCeratina cyaneaHeriades truncorumHalictus rubicundusMelitaea didymaPolyommatus icarusAnthidium manicatumVanessa virginiensisEuphydryas desfontainiiMelitaea aetherieMelitaea phoebeMelitaea variaColletes daviesanusHylaeus communisHalictus simplex-compressus-longobardicusBombus prshewalskyi
Other flower visitors
9 other species visit the flowers
Coccinella septempunctataOedemera nobilisOedemera femorataPseudovadonia lividaOedemera podagrariaeSapygina decemguttataRhagonycha fulvaStenopterus rufusCoccinula quatuordecimpustulata
Sources & data origin
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•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)
•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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