Apocynum androsaemifolium L., 1753 20% complete

Bitter-root

Sp. Pl.: 213 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Apocynum androsaemifolium, 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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Sourced6 Source not recorded9 Not on the record1 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 213 (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 Bitter-root No source recorded
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Observations N. America No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 67 cm
  • 67 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 25 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 28, 50, 251, 335, 608, 925
Sourced
Biological type hemicryptophyte Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb
  • Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
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Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 114 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 28, 432, 460, 818, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 20 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record