Geranium sylvaticum
Geranium sylvaticum
FamilyGenus: Geraniumheimisch in Deutschland
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Interactions
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About this species
Geranium sylvaticum is a native herbaceous perennial of Great Britain. Reaching a height of about 28 cm, it bears broad leaves and flowers from May to September. It typically grows in partial shade on fresh, moderately moist soils of moderate fertility.
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Ecological significance
As a native wild plant, it belongs to the natural flora of Great Britain and forms part of the local ecosystem.
Annual cycle
A herbaceous perennial, it emerges in spring, blooms from May to September, sets seed, and dies back to ground level over winter.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Halbschatten
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Bloom time
Mai – Sep
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.284 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Prefers a position in partial shade with fresh, moderately moist, moderately fertile soil. Flowering occurs from May to September.
Scientific profile
Geranium sylvaticum (family Geraniaceae) is a herbaceous, non-woody broad-leaved perennial native in Great Britain. The plant attains an average height of around 0.28 m and has a leaf area of approximately 1705 mm². Its diaspores weigh about 5.9 mg. Flowering extends from May to September. The species associates with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. In terms of ecological indicators, it occupies half-shaded situations with fresh, moderately moist soil that is neutral to weakly acidic and moderately nutrient-rich; temperature preference is cold, typical of alpine or northern regions. Its growth is terrestrial and herbaceous, with no woodiness.
Bestäuber & Besucher
43 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Bombus pascuorumPieris bryoniaeHoplitis villosaEumedonia eumedonEpisyrphus balteatusBombus hortorumBombus jonellusPieris napiBombus monticolaBombus soroeensisBombus subterraneusBombus lucorumBombus humilisPolyommatus icarusBombus lapidariusNomada striataAndrena helvolaBombus veteranusBombus pratorumBombus hypnorumBombus ssBombus teluBombus wurfleniiBombus mendaxBombus mucidusLasioglossum.pauxillumLasioglossum zonolumPlatycheirus manicatusLasioglossum albipesBombus terrestrisAndrena coitanaPieris brassicaePlatycheirus peltatusRhingia campestrisBombus muscorumNomada ferruginataHelophilus pendulusEupeodes lapponicusPlatycheirus clypeatusEristalis arbustorumVolucella bombylansBombus pyrenaeusApis mellifera
Other flower visitors
17 other species visit the flowers
Tenthredo koehleriPsithyrusThricops aculeipesLeptocera fontinalisPhaonia jugorumThricops longipesThricops nigrifronsCoenosia meansDelia nigrescensDrymeia hamataEmpis tessellataPhaonia incanaSpilogona solitarianaStomoxys calcitransEmpis vitripennisEmpis punctataThricops beckeri
Sources & data origin
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•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_95622664
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