Borago officinalis L., 1753 45% complete

Beebread

Sp. pl. 1:137. 1753

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Borago officinalis, 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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Sourced18 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded8 Not on the record6 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. 1:137. 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 Beebread No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations W. & C. Medit. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 60 cm
  • 60.2 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 21 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 175, 251, 500, 564, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 60.2 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 21 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 175, 251, 500, 564, 882, 918
  • Superseded 60.2 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 21 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 175, 251, 500, 564, 882, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type therophyte
  • therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175, 500, 918
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175, 500, 918
Sourced
Edible part leaves
  • leaves · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Flower color white, blue
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Flower conspicuous true
  • true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Foliage texture empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit color brown
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit shape mericarp
2 earlier or rejected values
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
Maximum height empty No source recorded
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Rejected 55 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 175, 251, 500, 564, 882, 918 below the average height (60 cm) of the same record
  • Superseded 55 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 175, 251, 500, 564, 882, 918
  • Superseded 55 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 175, 251, 500, 564, 882, 918
Not on the record
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable true
  • true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Phenology
Bloom months apr, may, jun, jul, aug, sep
  • apr|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 annual
  • annual · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded annual · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 882, 918
  • Superseded annual · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 4 / 9 · moderately dry air
  • 4 / 9 · moderately dry air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity empty
  • 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
  • Superseded 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Not on the record
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
2 earlier or rejected values
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7
  • pH 7 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 6.5
  • pH 6.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
  • Superseded 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
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 489
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Planting row spacing 30 cm
  • 30 cm · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Planting sowing description Direct seed outdoors, thin to 45cm apart when seedlings are 4cm tall
  • Direct seed outdoors, thin to 45cm apart when seedlings are 4cm tall · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Planting spread 50 cm
  • 50 cm · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Other
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record