Carex capillaris L., 1753 58% complete

Hair sedge

Sp. Pl.: 977 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Carex capillaris, 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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Sourced17 Differs from sources4 Source not recorded12 Not on the record7 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.: 977 (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 Hair sedge No source recorded
Source not recorded
Family common name Sedge family No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Subarctic & Temp. Northern Hemisphere No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 6 cm
  • 6.4 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 164, 178, 468, 500, 557, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 6.4 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 164, 178, 468, 500, 557, 918
  • Superseded 6.4 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 164, 178, 468, 500, 557, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color brown
2 earlier or rejected values
Differs from sources
Flower conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Foliage color green
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage texture fine
  • fine · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Fruit color brown
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Fruit shape empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Growth form Bunch
  • Bunch · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth habit Graminoid
  • Graminoid · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Moderate
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Maximum height 25 cm
  • 25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 164, 178, 468, 500, 557, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 164, 178, 468, 500, 557, 918
  • Superseded 25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 164, 178, 468, 500, 557, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months jun, jul, aug
3 earlier or rejected values
Differs from sources
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 164, 178, 432, 818, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 164, 178, 432, 818, 918
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 164, 178, 432, 818, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 8 / 9 · very humid air
  • 8 / 9 · very humid air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity 7 / 12 · wet, flooded a few weeks a year (hygrophilous)
  • 7 / 12 · wet, flooded a few weeks a year (hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 12 · wet, flooded a few weeks a year (hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 7 / 12 · wet, flooded a few weeks a year (hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Light 8 / 9 · light
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
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.4
  • pH 7.4 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 5.8
  • pH 5.8 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Soil nutriments 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic)
  • 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
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 178
  • Superseded 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
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
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 9 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Other
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Salt tolerance —
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