Aim Phenological shifts are regarded to be the most pronounced indicators of global climate change. Worldwide, native species pools are being increasingly colonised by non‐native species, thus shaping novel communities. Here, we investigate whether, and how, phenology varies between native and non‐native species. We also examine whether functional traits and/or phylogeny can explain these phenological variations. Location Euro...

Whereas temporal variability of plant phenology in response to climate change has already been well studied, the spatial variability of phenology is not well understood. Given that phenological shifts may affect biotic interactions, there is a need to investigate how the variability in environmental factors relates to the spatial variability in herbaceous species’ phenology by at the same time considering their functional trai...