Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Eleocharis palustris, 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 sources1 Source not recorded12 Not on the record10 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	(L.) Roem. & Schult.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 151 (1817)	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	1817	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Creeping spike-rush	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Family common name	Sedge family	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Temp. Northern Hemisphere to Himalaya	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	42 cm	42 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 27 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 88, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 270, 335, 866, 897, 918	Sourced
Biological type	geophyte	geophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918	Sourced
Flower color	empty	brown · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Flower conspicuous	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Foliage color	empty	green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Foliage texture	fine	fine · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92	Sourced
Fruit color	empty	brown · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Fruit conspicuous	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Fruit shape	empty	nut · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	Not on the record
Growth form	Rhizomatous	Rhizomatous · 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	Moderate · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Maximum height	80 cm	80 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 88, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 270, 335, 866, 897, 918	Sourced
Sexuality	empty	hermaphrodite · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	Not on the record
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months	may, jun	may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 203 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded jan, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 203	Sourced
Duration	annual, perennial	annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 92, 164, 178, 203, 432, 818, 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	10 / 12 · amphibious all year, base always under water (permanent helophyte)	10 / 12 · amphibious all year, base always under water (permanent helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203	Sourced
Light	8 / 9 · light	8 / 9 · light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Sourced
Nitrogen fixation	None	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 71, 445	Sourced
Ph maximum	pH 8	pH 8 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Ph minimum	pH 4	pH 4 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Soil nutriments	5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic)	6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489	Differs from sources
Soil salinity	1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline)	1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth	19 cm	19 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 432	Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio	empty	20.1 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 88, 412	Not on the record
Other
Propagation method	—	seed, vegetative · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 174	Not on the record
Salt tolerance	—	Low · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Shade tolerance	—	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 174	Not on the record
Soil ph indicator	—	6 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 489	Not on the record

Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult., 1817 52% complete

Creeping spike-rush

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