Galium aparine
Galium aparine
FamilyGenus: Galiumheimisch in Deutschland
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Interactions
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Host relationships
Species
About this species
Galium aparine is a native, climbing, broad-leaved herbaceous plant. It prefers sunny conditions and neutral to weakly acidic, nutrient-rich soils, flowering from June to October.
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Ecological significance
As a native species, it forms part of the natural vegetation and is not known to cause any negative ecological impact.
Annual cycle
Flowering takes place from June to October.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
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Soil
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Bloom time
Jun – Okt
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Kletterpflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.39 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
No specific cultivation guidance is available, as this is a wild native plant not commonly grown in gardens.
Scientific profile
Galium aparine is native in Great Britain. This non-woody, broad-leaved plant climbs over surrounding vegetation and reaches around 0.39 metres in height. It thrives in sunny positions on neutral to weakly acidic soils that are rich in nutrients, and it has a low tolerance of disturbance and salt. The species prefers moderately warm temperatures. Flowers are produced from June to October.
Bestäuber & Besucher
14 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
macroglossum stellatarumAndrena nigroaeneaDolichovespula sylvestrisBombus lucorumBombus pratorumApis melliferaBombus lapidariusBombus pascuorumAndrena chrysoscelesLasioglossum nitidulumEpisyrphus balteatusSyrphusPlatycheirus albimanusParhelophilus versicolor
Host relationships
8 species use this plant as a host
Xanthorhoe montanataEpirrhoe alternataNoctua fimbriataDeilephila porcellusXestia xanthographaLampropteryx suffumataXanthorhoe spadiceariaNaenia typica
Other flower visitors
28 other species visit the flowers
Myrmica rubraAlces alcesCapreolus capreolusSus scrofaSermylassa halensisPasser domesticusColoeus monedulaMuntiacus reevesiHarmonia axyridisMyodes glareolusFringilla coelebsMeloe proscarabaeusPterostichus melanariusPoecilus cupreusTimarcha tenebricosaCoccinella magnificaCoccinella septempunctataPyrochroa serraticornisPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataHarpalus affinisHarpalus rufipesCervus elaphusBison bonasusEudasyphora cyanellaHylemya vagansDelia radicumBotanophila striolataBotanophila fugax
Sources & data origin
•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.
•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_584497522
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