Aethionema saxatile (L.) W.T.Aiton, 1812 22% complete

Burnt candytuft

Hortus Kew. 4: 80 (1812)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Aethionema saxatile, 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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Sourced4 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded9 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (L.) W.T.Aiton No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Hortus Kew. 4: 80 (1812) 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 1812 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Burnt candytuft No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations EC. & S. Europe, E. Algeria No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 18 cm
  • 17.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 164, 175, 251
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 17.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 164, 175, 251
  • Superseded 17.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 164, 175, 251
Differs from sources
Biological type chamaephyte
  • chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175
  • Superseded chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175
Sourced
Flower color purple
2 earlier or rejected values
Differs from sources
Foliage texture empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Maximum height 25 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 164, 175, 251
  • Superseded 25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 164, 175, 251
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months apr, may, jun, jul
  • apr|may|jun|jul · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Differs from sources
Duration perennial
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 164, 175
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 164, 175
Sourced
Ecology
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 242
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 242
  • Superseded 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
Not on the record
Soil salinity empty
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
Not on the record
Other
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record