Bild folgtKI-generierte IllustrationMarrubium vulgare
Marrubium vulgare
FamilyGenus: Marrubiumheimisch in Deutschland
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Interactions
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About this species
A herbaceous perennial native to Britain, Marrubium vulgare bears broad leaves and blooms from June to August. It thrives in sunny, dry, nutrient-rich, calcareous soils and reaches about 42 cm in height.
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Ecological significance
Marrubium vulgare is a native component of dry, calcareous grassland and disturbed ground communities.
Annual cycle
A herbaceous perennial, Marrubium vulgare emerges in spring, produces broad leaves, and blooms from June to August. Above-ground growth dies back in autumn and the plant overwinters below ground, resuming growth the following spring.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Bloom time
Jun – Aug
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.419 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Grow in full sun in a well-drained, preferably alkaline soil that is rich in nutrients. Once established, water sparingly, as the plant is adapted to dry conditions. No routine pruning is required.
Scientific profile
Marrubium vulgare is a non-woody herbaceous plant with broad leaves, growing to around 0.42 m tall. Native in Great Britain, it is typically found in open, sunny situations on dry, calcareous soils that are nutrient-rich. The flowering period runs from June through August. Its preference is for low-disturbance habitats with alkaline reaction and it shows no tolerance of salinity.
Bestäuber & Besucher
13 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Coelioxys conicusBombus lucorumBombus lapidariusBombus sylvestrisBombus ruderatusBombus pascuorumBombus jonellusPieris rapaeOsmia aurulentaBombus terrestrisOvis ariesMegachile rotundataBombus hortorum
Host relationships
1 species use this plant as a host
Apis mellifera
Other flower visitors
1 other species visit the flowers
Coccinella septempunctata
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)
•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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