Muscari comosum

FamilyGenus: Muscariheimisch in Deutschland

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About this species

Muscari comosum is a bulbous herbaceous plant in the asparagus family. It bears flowering spikes in March and April, offering significant nectar and pollen rewards to early-flying pollinators. In Britain it is an introduced species that has become established in the wild.

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PollinationFlower visit

Ecological significance

The early blooms provide an important nectar and pollen source for bees and other insects emerging in spring.

Annual cycle

Flowering takes place from March to April.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

Sonne

Moisture

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Soil

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Bloom time

Mär – Apr

Bioregion

Continental

Nectar value

Pollen value

Growth form

Krautige Pflanze

Woodiness

Nicht verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)

Pflege & Anbau

Full sun is preferred.

Scientific profile

Muscari comosum belongs to the asparagus family (Asparagaceae). It is a non-woody, herbaceous plant with broad leaves. Flowering spikes emerge in early spring, from March to April, and each spike carries many small, urn-shaped blooms. These flowers are a rich source of both nectar and pollen, rated 5 out of 5 for their value to pollinators. The plant grows from a bulb and requires a sunny position. It occurs naturally across southern and south-eastern Europe, but in Great Britain it is an introduced species that has become established in naturalised populations.

Bestäuber & Besucher

22 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Anthophora crinipesOsmia aurulentaApis melliferaAnthophora plumipesOsmia cornutaBombus pascuorumBombus argillaceusAnthophora dalmaticaAnthophora agamaOsmia latreilleiEupeodes corollaeAnthophora rubricrusAnthophora rutilansHabropoda zonatulaMegachile parietina nestoreaHoplitis piciHalictus phryganicusHoplitis pallicornisAnthophora mucidaOsmia niveocinctaOsmia signataEucera nigrilabris

Other flower visitors

7 other species visit the flowers

Psilothrix aureolaOedemera graecaEucera furfureaEucera nigritaTrichodes punctatusPodonta spec. 1Clanoptilus spec. 1

Sources & data origin

•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.

•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)

•EuPPollNet — Kuppler et al. (2025), DOI: 10.1111/geb.70000 (CC BY 4.0)

•Database of Pollinator Interactions (DoPI) — Pocock et al. (2022), DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3801 (CC BY)

•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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