Bild folgtKI-generierte IllustrationIberis amara
Iberis amara
FamilyGenus: Iberisheimisch in Deutschland
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Interactions
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About this species
Iberis amara is a native herbaceous plant of Great Britain, found in dry, sunny, calcareous grasslands on low-nutrient soils. It reaches about 19 cm in height, bears broad leaves and flowers from May to August. It is non-mycorrhizal and favours warm, lightly disturbed sites.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
As a native component of calcareous grasslands, Iberis amara forms part of the natural flora and may provide nectar and pollen for insects during its flowering period. It does not present an invasive threat in Great Britain.
Annual cycle
Flowers appear from May to August. The herbaceous foliage emerges in spring and persists through the growing season.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Bloom time
Mai – Aug
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.194 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Site in full sun on freely draining, neutral to alkaline soil of moderate fertility. Tolerates dry conditions and thrives in nutrient-poor ground. No special feeding is required; avoid damp or waterlogged sites.
Scientific profile
Iberis amara is a native wild plant in Great Britain, belonging to the Brassicaceae. It is a herbaceous, non-woody species with broad leaves, typically growing to around 19 cm tall. The plant occupies dry, sunny habitats on calcareous, low-nutrient soils and shows a preference for warm, lightly disturbed conditions. Its flowering period extends from May to August. Ellenberg-type indicator values place it as strongly light-demanding, adapted to moderately moist (fresh) to dry soils, strongly base-rich substrates and moderately nutrient-poor conditions. The species is non-mycorrhizal.
Bestäuber & Besucher
7 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Other flower visitors
5 other species visit the flowers
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.
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
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•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)
•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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