Capsicum annuum L., 1753 24% complete

Red capsicum

Sp. pl. 1:188-189. 1753


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Capsicum annuum, 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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Sourced10 Source not recorded8 Not on the record2 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. 1:188-189. 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 Red capsicum No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Mexico to Guatemala No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 60 cm
  • 60 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 116, 214, 251, 882, 918
Sourced
Biological type therophyte Sourced
Flower color white Sourced
Fruit color red, orange Sourced
Fruit shape berry Sourced
Growth habit Subshrub, Forb/herb
  • Subshrub, Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Inflorescence type empty Not on the record
Maximum height 200 cm
  • 200 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 116, 214, 251, 882, 918
Sourced
Vegetable true
  • true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Phenology
Duration annual, perennial
  • annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 882, 918
Sourced
Fruit months empty
  • apr, may, jun, jul, aug, sep, oct, nov · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 882
Not on the record
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced