Myrtus communis L., 1753 18% complete

Myrtle

Sp. Pl.: 471 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced6 Source not recorded8 Not on the record1 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 471 (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 Myrtle No source recorded
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Observations Macaronesia to Pakistan No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 115 cm
  • 115 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 37 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 158, 175, 241, 429, 474, 909, 918
Sourced
Biological type phanerophyte Sourced
Maximum height 150 cm
  • 150 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 158, 175, 241, 429, 474, 909, 918
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Phenology
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 175, 460, 759, 818, 882, 918
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Ecology
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 71, 89, 444, 445
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Cultivation
Minimum root depth 115 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record