Carex paniculata L., 1755 39% complete

Greater tussock sedge

Cent. Pl. I: 32 (1755)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Carex paniculata, 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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Sourced12 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded10 Not on the record8 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Cent. Pl. I: 32 (1755) 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 1755 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Greater tussock sedge No source recorded
Source not recorded
Family common name Sedge family No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Canary Is., Europe to Caucasus No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 70 cm
  • 70 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 881
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 70 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 881
  • Superseded 70 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 881
Sourced
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 203, 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  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09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, 203, 918
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 203, 918
Sourced
Flower color brown
  • brown · 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 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 125 cm
  • 125 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 881
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 125 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 881
  • Superseded 125 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 881
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
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded jan, may · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 203
  • Superseded jan, may · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 203
  • Superseded jan, may · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 203
Differs from sources
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 178, 203, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 178, 203, 918
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 178, 203, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 9 / 9 · saturated air
  • 9 / 9 · saturated air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity empty
  • 9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 5 / 9 · half-shade
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · 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 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
Ph minimum pH 5.5
  • pH 5.5 · 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 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
  • Superseded 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
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
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
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