Anthoxanthum odoratum L., 1753 45% complete

Scented vernal grass

Sp. Pl.: 28 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Anthoxanthum odoratum, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced15 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded9 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 28 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Scented vernal grass No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Macaronesia, Europe to Mongolia, NW. Africa No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 23 cm
  • 23.34 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 420 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 48, 65, 71, 76, 86, 88, 108, 115, 116, 133, 164, 174, 178, 299, 310, 327, 347, 353, 366, 421, 428, 449, 468, 519, 526, 536, 555, 589, 616, 807, 818, 882, 897
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 23.34 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 420 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 48, 65, 71, 76, 86, 88, 108, 115, 116, 133, 164, 174, 178, 299, 310, 327, 347, 353, 366, 421, 428, 449, 468, 519, 526, 536, 555, 589, 616, 807, 818, 882, 897
  • Superseded 23.34 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 420 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 48, 65, 71, 76, 86, 88, 108, 115, 116, 133, 164, 174, 178, 299, 310, 327, 347, 353, 366, 421, 428, 449, 468, 519, 526, 536, 555, 589, 616, 807, 818, 882, 897
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 21 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 84, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 21 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 84, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 918
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 21 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 84, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color yellow
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded blue, brown, purple, red · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 882
  • Superseded blue, brown, purple, red · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 882
Differs from sources
Foliage texture medium
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit shape caryopsis
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Growth habit Graminoid
  • Graminoid · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Maximum height 55 cm
  • 55 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 48, 65, 71, 76, 86, 88, 108, 115, 116, 133, 164, 174, 178, 299, 310, 327, 347, 353, 366, 421, 428, 449, 468, 519, 526, 536, 555, 589, 616, 807, 818, 882, 897
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 55 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 48, 65, 71, 76, 86, 88, 108, 115, 116, 133, 164, 174, 178, 299, 310, 327, 347, 353, 366, 421, 428, 449, 468, 519, 526, 536, 555, 589, 616, 807, 818, 882, 897
  • Superseded 55 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 48, 65, 71, 76, 86, 88, 108, 115, 116, 133, 164, 174, 178, 299, 310, 327, 347, 353, 366, 421, 428, 449, 468, 519, 526, 536, 555, 589, 616, 807, 818, 882, 897
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months apr, may, jun, jul
  • mar, apr, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 24 observations · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 115, 174, 203, 833
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded jan, mar, apr, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 24 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 115, 174, 203, 833
  • Superseded jan, mar, apr, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 24 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 115, 174, 203, 833
  • Superseded jan, mar, apr, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 24 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 115, 174, 203, 833
Differs from sources
Duration annual, perennial
  • annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 162 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 48, 65, 71, 86, 110, 164, 175, 178, 203, 299, 460, 518, 818, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 162 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 48, 65, 71, 86, 110, 164, 175, 178, 203, 299, 460, 518, 818, 882, 918
  • Superseded annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 162 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 48, 65, 71, 86, 110, 164, 175, 178, 203, 299, 460, 518, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 5 / 9 · medium air humidity
  • 5 / 9 · medium air humidity · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric)
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Sourced
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 39 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 67, 71, 89, 110, 130, 444, 445
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 39 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 67, 71, 89, 110, 130, 444, 445
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 39 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 67, 71, 89, 110, 130, 444, 445
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 5.5
  • pH 5.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 5
  • pH 5 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Soil nutriments 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic)
  • 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 19 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 19 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 339, 818, 898
  • Superseded 19 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 339, 818, 898
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
  • 18.7 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 24 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 76, 88, 307, 329, 347, 412, 468
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 18.7 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 24 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 76, 88, 307, 329, 347, 412, 468
  • Superseded 18.7 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 24 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 76, 88, 307, 329, 347, 412, 468
Not on the record
Other
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 4 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 242, 489
  • Superseded 4 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 242, 489
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record