Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Eryngium maritimum, 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 sources3 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	Sp. Pl.: 233 (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	Eryngo	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Family common name	Carrot family	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Coastal Europe, Medit. to W. Caucasus	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	15 cm	15.25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 28 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 174, 175, 178, 251, 272, 349, 429, 474, 600, 882, 918	Differs from sources
Biological type	hemicryptophyte	hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 175, 178, 272, 349, 600, 918	Sourced
Flower color	blue	blue · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 882	Sourced
Foliage texture	empty	coarse · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	Not on the record
Fruit shape	schizocarp	schizocarp · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 600, 882	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	55 cm	55 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 174, 175, 178, 251, 272, 349, 429, 474, 600, 882, 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	jun, jul, aug, sep	may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 600 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded feb, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 600	Differs from sources
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 175, 178, 272, 882, 918	Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity	4 / 9 · moderately dry air	4 / 9 · moderately dry air · 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	Not on the record
Light	9 / 9 · full sun	9 / 9 · full sun · 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 · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 71, 445	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	5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic)	5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242	Sourced
Soil salinity	3 / 9 · slightly saline (oligohaline)	4 / 9 · slightly to moderately saline (meso-oligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489	Differs from sources
Usda legacy
C n ratio	empty	65.1 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 272	Not on the record
Other
Human usage type	—	laxative, medical, salt_tolerant_ornamental · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 341, 414	Not on the record
Shade tolerance	—	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174	Not on the record
Soil ph indicator	—	7 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242	Not on the record
Temperature indicator	—	6 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 242	Not on the record

Eryngium maritimum L., 1753 41% complete

Eryngo

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