Pollinator plant

European Globeflower

Trollius europaeus

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Common names

40 names · 25 languages
EnglishYour language
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Other languages (24)
Dutch
French
Catalan
  • Rovell d'ou[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 欧洲金莲花[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 歐洲金蓮花[2]
Croatian
  • divlji božur[2]
  • europska planinčica[2]
  • glavičarka žućkasta[2]
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  • jablan žuti[2]
  • planinčica[2]
  • zlatna jabuka[2]
Czech
  • Upolín evropský[2]
Danish
Estonian
  • harilik kullerkupp[2]
Finnish
German
  • Europäische Trollblume[3]
  • Trollblume[1][2]
Hungarian
  • Európai zergeboglár[2]
  • közönséges zergeboglár[2]
Italian
Lithuanian
  • Paprastasis burbulis[2]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Pełnik europejski[2]
Romanian
  • Bulbuc de munte[2]
Russian
  • Купальница европейская[2]
Slovak
  • žltohlav európsky[2]
Slovenian
  • navadna pogačica[2]
Swedish
Udmurt
  • Италмас[2]
Ukrainian
  • Купальниця європейська[2]
Welsh
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Trollius europaeus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Alpine Globeflower — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Trollblume — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Common Globeflower — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • European Globeflower — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Globeflower — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Yellow Globeflower — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Trolle d'Europe — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Trolle des montagnes — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Botton d'oro — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Trollius — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
[2] Trollius europaeus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Alpine Globeflower — results[20].names[29]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Trollblume — results[20].names[3]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Common Globeflower — results[20].names[2]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • European Globeflower — results[20].names[1]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Globeflower — results[20].names[16]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Yellow Globeflower — results[20].names[30]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Trolle d'Europe — results[20].names[8]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Trolle des montagnes — results[20].names[9]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Botton d'oro — results[20].names[6]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Trollius — results[20].names[11]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • kullero — results[20].names[4]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Rovell d'ou — results[20].names[5]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Купальница европейская — results[20].names[7]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Engblomme — results[20].names[10]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • ballblom — results[20].names[12]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • niittykullero — results[20].names[13]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Paprastasis burbulis — results[20].names[14]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Európai zergeboglár — results[20].names[15]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Италмас — results[20].names[17]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Upolín evropský — results[20].names[18]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • harilik kullerkupp — results[20].names[19]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • smörboll — results[20].names[20]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • žltohlav európsky — results[20].names[21]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Pełnik europejski — results[20].names[22]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • smörbollar — results[20].names[24]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Bulbuc de munte — results[20].names[25]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Купальниця європейська — results[20].names[26]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • 欧洲金莲花 — results[20].names[27]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • 歐洲金蓮花 — results[20].names[28]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • europska planinčica — results[20].names[31]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • divlji božur — results[20].names[32]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • glavičarka žućkasta — results[20].names[33]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • jablan žuti — results[20].names[34]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • planinčica — results[20].names[35]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • zlatna jabuka — results[20].names[36]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • navadna pogačica — results[20].names[37]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • közönséges zergeboglár — results[20].names[38]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
  • Cronnell — results[20].names[39]; taxon id 59552; Trollius europaeus.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Trollius europaeus ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • European globeflower (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 167018; taxon 7CVTJ.
  • Europäische Trollblume (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 167019; taxon 7CVTJ.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Trollius europaeus is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Ranunculaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Trollius species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
Europe to W. Siberia.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Alpine Globeflower (Trollius europaeus) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to June.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Trollius europaeus — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2710453; ID 7CVTJ; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2710453; ID 7CVTJ; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 5, column 1, entry Trollius species (top 397 pt)

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  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Trollius europaeus — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 255556; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 999396, 999397, 999398, 999399, 999400, 999401, 999402, 999404, 999405, 999406, 999407, 999408, 999409, 999410, 999411, 999412, 999413, 999414, 999415, 999416, 999417, 999418, 999419, 999420, 999421, 999422, 999423, 999424, 999425

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.