Anethum graveolens

FamilyGenus: Anethumheimisch in Deutschland

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About this species

Anethum graveolens is a herbaceous plant introduced and now established in Great Britain. It thrives in sunny, moderately moist positions with neutral to slightly acid soil, reaching about 0.7 m in height. Broad umbels of flowers appear from July to September.

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PollinationFlower visit

Ecological significance

Anethum graveolens is an introduced species that is established in Great Britain; no specific ecological impacts have been recorded.

Annual cycle

Umbels of flowers appear from July to September, after which seeds develop and the plant senesces.

Safety note

No safety risks are known for Anethum graveolens.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

Sonne

Moisture

Frisch (Mäßig feucht)

Soil

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Bloom time

Jul – Sep

Bioregion

Continental

Growth form

Krautige Pflanze

Woodiness

Nicht verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Plant height

0.725 m

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

Pflege & Anbau

Grow in full sun in moderately moist, well-drained soil. It tolerates neutral to slightly acid conditions and a medium level of nutrients.

Scientific profile

This broad-leaved, non-woody herbaceous plant belongs to the family Apiaceae. It typically reaches a height of around 0.7 m. Anethum graveolens favours full sun and moderately moist conditions, on neutral to slightly acid soils with a medium nutrient supply; it is warmth-loving. The species is reported as arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM). It has become established as an introduced plant in Great Britain. Its natural distribution includes parts of Europe and Africa. The diaspore mass averages about 1.6 mg.

Bestäuber & Besucher

32 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Papilio machaonEctemnius continuusApis melliferaAncistrocerus gazella Sceliphron caementarium Vanessa atalanta Polistes dominula Halictus rubicundus Bombus muscorumHylaeus sinuatusMamestra brassicaePapilio alexanorPapilio hospitonChrysotoxum bicinctumEpisyrphus balteatus Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes lunigerMelanostoma mellinumPipizella viduataPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus peltatusScaeva pyrastri Sphaerophoria scriptaSyrphus ribesiiAnthophora walshiiBombus impatiensHalictus ligatusHylaeus modestusLasioglossum (austrevylaeus) maunga

Other flower visitors

11 other species visit the flowers

Adalia bipunctata Harmonia axyridis Hippodamia variegataFormica fuscaAnthrenus verbasci Rhagonycha fulvaAgapostemon texanusAnthidium maculifronsHeriades leavittiMelissodes coloradensisPseudopanurgus parvus

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)

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Middleton-Welling_2020

•Mendeley_UK_2022

•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)

•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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