Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Arundo donax, 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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Sourced17 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded11 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.: 81 (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	Giant-reed	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	W. & C. Asia to Temp. E. Asia	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	274 cm	273.66 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 164, 429, 523, 818, 882, 898	Differs from sources
Biological type	geophyte	geophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 164, 175, 350, 882, 918	Sourced
Flower color	green	white · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Differs from sources
Flower conspicuous	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Foliage color	green	green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Foliage texture	coarse	coarse · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Fruit conspicuous	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Fruit shape	caryopsis	caryopsis · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 350, 882	Sourced
Growth form	Rhizomatous	Rhizomatous · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Growth habit	Subshrub, Shrub, Graminoid	Subshrub, Shrub, Graminoid · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Growth rate	Rapid	Rapid · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Inflorescence type	empty	panicle · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 350	Not on the record
Maximum height	500 cm	500 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 164, 429, 523, 818, 882, 898	Sourced
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months	sep, oct	sep\|oct · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Differs from sources
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 164, 175, 818, 882, 918	Sourced
Fruit months	empty	jan, feb, sep, oct, nov, dec · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Not on the record
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity	8 / 9 · very humid air	8 / 9 · very humid air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Light	9 / 9 · full sun	9 / 9 · full sun · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Nitrogen fixation	None	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 67, 71, 444, 445	Sourced
Ph maximum	pH 7	pH 7 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Ph minimum	pH 4.8	pH 4.8 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Soil nutriments	8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic)	8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Soil salinity	1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline)	1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth	72 cm	72 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 818, 898	Sourced
Other
Human usage type	—	vegetables_and_fruits · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 341, 414	Not on the record
Propagation method	—	sprigs · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Salt tolerance	—	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Shade tolerance	—	Intermediate · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record

Arundo donax L., 1753 54% complete

Giant-reed

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