Knautia arvensis
Knautia arvensis
FamilyGenus: Knautiaheimisch in Deutschland
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315
Species
interact
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4198
Interactions
documented
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5
Host relationships
Species
About this species
Knautia arvensis is a native herbaceous wildflower that reaches about 44 cm in height. It produces rounded flower heads from June to September and favours sunny positions with moderately moist, neutral soil.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
Knautia arvensis is a native wildflower of open, sunny grasslands across Great Britain, contributing to the botanical diversity of meadows and verges.
Annual cycle
The plant grows actively in spring, producing leaves and then flowering stems. Flowers are borne from June to September. Afterwards, seeds develop and the foliage withers in late autumn.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Bloom time
Jun – Sep
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.441 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
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Pollen
8.88 mg/Blüte
Pflege & Anbau
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Sunlight: Full sun.
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Soil: Normal, moderately moist, neutral to slightly acid soil.
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Placement: Suitable for sunny borders and wildflower meadows.
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Aftercare: Cut back spent flower stems in autumn if desired, or leave them over winter for structure.
Scientific profile
Knautia arvensis is a non-woody, broad-leaved herbaceous plant, typically growing to around 44 cm tall. Native in Great Britain, it occurs in open grassy habitats. The leaves are broad and the plant bears its flower heads from June through to September. It requires full sun and grows best on moderately moist soils that are neutral to slightly acid and of moderate fertility. It is typically found in habitats with low disturbance.
Bestäuber & Besucher
256 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Euphydryas auriniaAndrena flavipesPieris brassicaeManiola jurtinaBombus humilisPolyommatus icarusMelitta leporinaLysandra coridonBombus ruderariusLysandra bellargusLasiommata megeraMegachile lignisecaLycaena phlaeasPararge aegeriaLasioglossum xanthopusAglais urticaeLasioglossum fulvicorneAndrena dorsataBombus lapidariusBombus jonellusBombus hypnorumBombus campestrisLasioglossum albipesLycaena virgaureaeBombus rupestrisErebia aethiopsAphantopus hyperantusNomada flavopictaCelastrina argiolusPyronia tithonusNomada fucataLasioglossum leucozoniumBombus sylvestrisBombus bohemicusLasioglossum pauxillumAndrena hattorfianaOsmia spinulosaThymelicus sylvestrisBombus hortorumBombus sylvarumStelis punctulatissimaHalictus maculatusLasioglossum glabriusculumHalictus simplexApis melliferaBombus barbutellusAricia agestisGonepteryx rhamniBombus vestalisBombus terrestris
Host relationships
5 species use this plant as a host
Other flower visitors
39 other species visit the flowers
Carduelis carduelisRhagonycha fulvaMisumena vatiaDasytes plumbeusStenurella melanuraOedemera femorataoedemera luridaHarpalus rufipesAmara communisHarpalus griseusCantharis fuscaAmara ovataOphonus ardosiacusHarpalus distinguendusTrechus quadristriatusAmara lunicollisHemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius nigerDiachromus germanusAnthicus antherinusAmara convexiorOxythyrea funestaMalachius bipustulatusParacorymbia maculicornisThomisus onustusOedemera podagrariaePseudovadonia lividaCoccinula quatuordecimpustulataEndotricha flammealisAnoplodera sexguttataValgus hemipterusPatania ruralisStictoleptura rubraAmara plebejaSicus ferrugineusNowickia feroxPhysocephala rufipesSphaerophoria specParagus spec
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)
•FloRes_2022
•Mendeley_UK_2022
•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_1618205233
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