Carex hirta L., 1753 43% complete

Hairy sedge

Sp. Pl.: 975 (1753)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Carex hirta, 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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Sourced14 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded10 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.: 975 (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 Hairy sedge No source recorded
Source not recorded
Family common name Sedge family No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Europe to Iran, N. Africa No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 30 cm
  • 30 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 43 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 90, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 775, 818, 897, 898, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 30 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 43 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 90, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 775, 818, 897, 898, 918
  • Superseded 30 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 43 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 90, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 775, 818, 897, 898, 918
Sourced
Biological type geophyte
  • geophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded geophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918
  • Superseded geophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color green
  • green · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Foliage texture medium
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit shape empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Growth habit Graminoid
  • Graminoid · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Maximum height 70 cm
  • 70 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 90, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 775, 818, 897, 898, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 70 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 90, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 775, 818, 897, 898, 918
  • Superseded 70 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 90, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 775, 818, 897, 898, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months may, jun, jul
  • apr, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded jan, apr, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
  • Superseded jan, apr, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
  • Superseded jan, apr, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
Differs from sources
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 178, 203, 818, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 178, 203, 818, 918
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 178, 203, 818, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 7 / 9 · humid air
  • 7 / 9 · humid air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5
  • pH 7.5 · 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
Ph minimum 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
Soil nutriments 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic)
  • 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 92 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
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