Aira caryophyllea L., 1753 27% complete

Silvery hair grass

Sp. Pl.: 66 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced8 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded8 Not on the record8 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 66 (1753) 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 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Silvery hair grass No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Macaronesia, Medit. to African Mts., Europe to Caucasus, Tibet to W. Himalaya No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 10 cm
  • 10.35 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 54 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 249, 270, 468, 500, 598, 861, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 10.35 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 54 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 249, 270, 468, 500, 598, 861, 882, 918
  • Superseded 10.35 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 54 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 249, 270, 468, 500, 598, 861, 882, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type therophyte
  • therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 833, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 833, 918
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 833, 918
Sourced
Foliage texture empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit shape caryopsis
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Maximum height 28 cm
  • 27.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 249, 270, 468, 500, 598, 861, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 27.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 249, 270, 468, 500, 598, 861, 882, 918
  • Superseded 27.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 249, 270, 468, 500, 598, 861, 882, 918
Differs from sources
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Phenology
Bloom months may, jun
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded jan, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 833
  • Superseded jan, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 833
  • Superseded jan, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 833
Sourced
Duration annual
  • annual · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 22 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175, 178, 534, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded annual · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 22 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175, 178, 534, 882, 918
  • Superseded annual · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 22 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175, 178, 534, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity empty
  • 2 / 12 · dry (perxerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 2 / 12 · dry (perxerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 2 / 12 · dry (perxerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 9 / 9 · full sun
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 9 / 9 · full sun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 9 / 9 · full sun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Soil nutriments 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic)
  • 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
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
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record