Clinopodium vulgare L., 1753 39% complete

Cushion calamint

Sp. Pl.: 587 (1753)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Clinopodium vulgare, 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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Sourced13 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded9 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.: 587 (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 Cushion calamint No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Macaronesia, Medit., Europe to Siberia and W. Himalaya No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 32 cm
  • 32 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 55 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 86, 116, 133, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 449, 526, 807, 842
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 32 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 55 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 86, 116, 133, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 449, 526, 807, 842
  • Superseded 32 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 55 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 86, 116, 133, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 449, 526, 807, 842
Sourced
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 35 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 220, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 35 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 220, 500, 918
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 35 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 220, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color purple
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage texture medium
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 66 cm
  • 66 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 86, 116, 133, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 449, 526, 807, 842
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 66 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 86, 116, 133, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 449, 526, 807, 842
  • Superseded 66 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 86, 116, 133, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 449, 526, 807, 842
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months jul, aug, sep
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded feb, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
  • Superseded feb, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
  • Superseded feb, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
Differs from sources
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 86, 175, 178, 203, 882, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 86, 175, 178, 203, 882, 918, 925
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 86, 175, 178, 203, 882, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 5 / 9 · medium air humidity
  • 5 / 9 · medium air humidity · 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 178
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 178
  • Superseded 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light
  • 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 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 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic)
  • 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
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
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded seed, vegetative · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174
  • Superseded seed, vegetative · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174
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