Arenaria serpyllifolia L., 1753 33% complete

Thyme-leaf sandwort

Sp. Pl.: 423 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced12 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded8 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 423 (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 Thyme-leaf sandwort No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Temp. Eurasia to Philippines (Luzon), N. Africa to Ethiopia No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 10 cm
  • 10 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 42 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 50, 86, 115, 116, 164, 174, 178, 500, 882, 897, 898, 918, 926
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 10 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 42 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 50, 86, 115, 116, 164, 174, 178, 500, 882, 897, 898, 918, 926
  • Superseded 10 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 42 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 50, 86, 115, 116, 164, 174, 178, 500, 882, 897, 898, 918, 926
Sourced
Biological type therophyte
  • therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 488, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 488, 500, 918
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 488, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color white
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage texture coarse
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit shape capsule
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Maximum height 23 cm
  • 22.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 50, 86, 115, 116, 164, 174, 178, 500, 882, 897, 898, 918, 926
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 22.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 50, 86, 115, 116, 164, 174, 178, 500, 882, 897, 898, 918, 926
  • Superseded 22.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 50, 86, 115, 116, 164, 174, 178, 500, 882, 897, 898, 918, 926
Differs from sources
Phenology
Bloom months feb, apr, may, jul
  • feb, apr, may, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 50, 115, 163, 174, 203
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded feb, apr, may, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 50, 115, 163, 174, 203
  • Superseded feb, apr, may, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 50, 115, 163, 174, 203
Sourced
Duration annual, biennial, perennial
  • annual, biennial, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 20 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 50, 71, 86, 164, 175, 178, 203, 460, 818, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded annual, biennial, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 20 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 50, 71, 86, 164, 175, 178, 203, 460, 818, 882, 918
  • Superseded annual, biennial, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 20 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 50, 71, 86, 164, 175, 178, 203, 460, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous)
  • 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Light empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
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 · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 21 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
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
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record