Ruppia maritima L., 1753 52% complete

Beaked tasselweed

Sp. Pl.: 127 (1753)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Ruppia maritima, 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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Sourced14 Differs from sources5 Source not recorded11 Not on the record9 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.: 127 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Beaked tasselweed No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Cosmopolitan on shores of Lakes and Oceans No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 23 cm
  • 22.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 116, 174, 178, 881, 882, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type hydrophyte
  • hydrophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 71, 174, 178, 882, 918
Sourced
Flower color green Sourced
Flower conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Foliage color empty Not on the record
Foliage texture fine Sourced
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Fruit shape drupe 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 Forb/herb
  • Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Rapid Sourced
Maximum height 40 cm
  • 40 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 116, 174, 178, 881, 882, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months may, jun, jul, aug, sep
  • may|jun|jul|aug|sep · 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 · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 178, 460, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 9 / 9 · saturated air
  • 9 / 9 · saturated air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity 11 / 12 · shallow or floating aquatic, 0 to 50 cm
  • 11 / 12 · shallow or floating aquatic, 0 to 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
1 earlier or rejected value
  • Rejected 11 / 12 · shallow or floating aquatic, 0 to 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Light 8 / 9 · light Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 8.5
  • pH 8.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 5.4
  • pH 5.4 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 8 / 9 · very strongly saline (polyhaline)
  • 7 / 9 · strongly saline (euhaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Differs from sources
Cultivation
Minimum root depth empty Not on the record
Other
Halophyte status — Not on the record
Propagation method — Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record