Thlaspi arvense L., 1753 33% complete

Bastard cress

Sp. Pl.: 641 (1753)


Data sources

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Sourced12 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded8 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 641 (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 Bastard cress No source recorded
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Observations Temp. Eurasia No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 26 cm
  • 25.75 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 86, 116, 164, 178, 251, 449, 500, 526, 655, 853, 882, 926
Differs from sources
Biological type therophyte
  • therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 655, 918
Sourced
Flower color white Sourced
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit shape silique Sourced
Maximum height 60 cm
  • 60 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 86, 116, 164, 178, 251, 449, 500, 526, 655, 853, 882, 926
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Phenology
Bloom months jan, apr Sourced
Duration annual, biennial
  • annual, biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 31 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 86, 110, 164, 178, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric)
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Light empty
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Soil nutriments 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic)
  • 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
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
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 48 cm Sourced
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