Frangula alnus
Frangula alnus
FamilyGenus: Frangulaheimisch in Deutschland
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Interactions
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Host relationships
Species
About this species
Frangula alnus is a native deciduous shrub or small tree found in moist, semi-shaded habitats, reaching about 3.5 m tall. It flowers in late spring.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
No specific ecological interactions are documented in the source data.
Annual cycle
Frangula alnus is deciduous, shedding its leaves in autumn and producing new foliage in spring. The flowering period is from May to June.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Halbschatten
Moisture
Feucht
Soil
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Bloom time
Mai – Jun
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Strauch/Baum
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Laubabwerfend
Plant height
3.539 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Plant in moist, humus-rich soil in partial shade, with a neutral to slightly acid pH and moderate nutrient levels. Once established, it requires minimal intervention; avoid root disturbance to protect its arbuscular mycorrhizal partnerships.
Scientific profile
Frangula alnus is a deciduous, broad-leaved shrub or small tree, typically reaching around 3.5 metres in height. Native in Great Britain, it grows in partial shade on moist, neutral to slightly acid soils of moderate fertility. The species tolerates only low levels of disturbance and forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations. Flowering takes place from May to June.
Bestäuber & Besucher
20 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Bombus lucorumMacropis europaeaApis melliferaBombus pascuorumBombus hypnorumBombus pratorumBombus vestalisAndrena haemorrhoaAndrena fucataBombus lapidariusAndrena barbilabrisBombus jonellusBombus humilisBombus sylvestrisSelenia dentariaVespa crabroEndotricha flammealisBombus terrestrisBombus hortorumAndrena synadelpha
Host relationships
23 species use this plant as a host
Gonepteryx rhamniCallophrys rubiCelastrina argiolusGastropacha quercifoliaPhilereme transversataTriphosa dubitataMacaria alternataSelenia tetralunariaEuproctis similisOrgyia recensBiston stratariaAcasis viretataSaturnia pavoniaAcronicta menyanthidisLycia hirtariaPeribatodes rhomboidariaOperophtera brumataCrocallis elinguariaBiston betulariaEctropis crepusculariaEupithecia subfuscataOrthosia gothicaOrgyia antiqua
Other flower visitors
58 other species visit the flowers
Parus majorSturnus vulgarisSylvia currucaColumba oenasPasser montanusPyrrhula pyrrhulaTurdus torquatusTurdus pilarisChloris chlorisVulpes vulpesParus montanusCorvus coroneColumba palumbusSylvia communisCyanistes caeruleusFicedula hypoleucaTurdus philomelosCoccothraustes coccothraustesDendrocoptes mediusMeles melesDendrocopos majorSylvia borinBison bonasusSus scrofaCervus elaphusCettia cettiPhylloscopus bonelliEmberiza ciaHippolais icterinaDryocopus martiusSchizotus pectinicornisErithacus rubeculaMuscardinus avellanariusAnastrangalia sanguinolentaTurdus iliacusPhylloscopus collybitaPica picaPasser domesticusPoecile palustrisPhoenicurus ochrurosTurdus viscivorusMartes martesAlces alcesCapreolus capreolusPhoenicurus phoenicurusSylvia cantillansApodemus flavicollisLuscinia lusciniaTurdus merulaSitta europaea
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•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_526108429
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