Carex arenaria L., 1753 25% complete

German-sarsaparilla

Sp. Pl.: 973 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced7 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded9 Not on the record13 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 973 (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 German-sarsaparilla No source recorded
Source not recorded
Family common name Sedge family No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations W. Europe to C. Russia No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 13 cm
  • 13.25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 24 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 174, 178, 272, 600, 775, 818, 897, 898
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 13.25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 24 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 174, 178, 272, 600, 775, 818, 897, 898
  • Superseded 13.25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 24 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 174, 178, 272, 600, 775, 818, 897, 898
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 178, 272, 600
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 178, 272, 600
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 178, 272, 600
Sourced
Flower color empty
  • brown, orange, red, yellow · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 882
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded brown, orange, red, yellow · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 882
  • Superseded brown, orange, red, yellow · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 882
Not on the record
Foliage texture empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit shape nut
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Maximum height 50 cm
  • 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 174, 178, 272, 600, 775, 818, 897, 898
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 174, 178, 272, 600, 775, 818, 897, 898
  • Superseded 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 174, 178, 272, 600, 775, 818, 897, 898
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Phenology
Bloom months apr, may, jun
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded apr, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 600
  • Superseded apr, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 600
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 178, 272, 818, 882
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 178, 272, 818, 882
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 178, 272, 818, 882
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity empty
  • 3 / 12 · rather dry (xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 3 / 12 · rather dry (xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 3 / 12 · rather dry (xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Soil nutriments empty
  • 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Soil salinity empty
  • 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 93 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