Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Eriophorum angustifolium, 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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Sourced18 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded12 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	Honck.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Verz. Gew. Teutschl. 1: 153 (1782)	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	1782	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Common cotton-grass	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	25 cm	25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 147 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 45, 73, 92, 164, 174, 178, 468, 500, 557, 818, 898, 918, 941	Sourced
Flower color	white	yellow · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Differs from sources
Flower conspicuous	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Foliage color	green	green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Foliage texture	medium	medium · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Fruit color	brown	brown · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
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	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	Moderate · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Maximum height	50 cm	50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 45, 73, 92, 164, 174, 178, 468, 500, 557, 818, 898, 918, 941	Sourced
Sexuality	hermaphrodite	hermaphrodite · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	Sourced
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months	apr, may, jun, jul	mar, apr, may · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded jan, apr, may · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174	Differs from sources
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 92, 110, 164, 178, 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	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	Not on the record
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 · 15 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 71, 73, 89, 444, 445, 822	Sourced
Ph maximum	pH 6.5	pH 6.5 · 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	2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic)	2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 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	Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth	33 cm	33 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 73, 92, 339, 432, 818, 898	Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio	empty	16.9 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 621 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 400, 412, 938, 941, 944	Not on the record
Other
Salt tolerance	—	None · 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 · 7 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 174	Not on the record
Soil ph indicator	—	4 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record
Temperature indicator	—	4 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 489	Not on the record

Eriophorum angustifolium Honck., 1782 56% complete

Common cotton-grass

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