Comarum palustre L., 1753 31% complete

Marsh cinquefoil

Sp. Pl.: 502 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced10 Source not recorded10 Not on the record10 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 502 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Marsh cinquefoil No source recorded
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Family common name Rose family No source recorded
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Observations Subarctic & Temp. Northern Hemisphere No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 40 cm
  • 40 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 500, 818, 898
Sourced
Biological type hydrophyte
  • hydrophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color brown Sourced
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Maximum height 60 cm
  • 60 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 500, 818, 898
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months may, jun
1 earlier or rejected value
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 110, 164, 178, 460, 818, 918
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Ecology
Ground humidity empty
  • 9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light empty Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 71, 89, 444, 445
Sourced
Soil nutriments 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic)
  • 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
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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, 242, 489
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Cultivation
Minimum root depth 17 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record