Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Fagus sylvatica, 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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Sourced15 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded9 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.: 998 (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	Beech	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Europe to Caucasus	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	2260 cm	2260 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 571 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 12, 20, 25, 28, 37, 68, 86, 88, 164, 174, 178, 191, 241, 431, 593, 685, 708, 818, 873, 880, 898, 909	Sourced
Biological type	phanerophyte	phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 208 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 161, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 220, 500, 918	Sourced
Flower color	green	brown · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded brown · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	Differs from sources
Foliage texture	medium	medium · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded medium · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71	Sourced
Fruit shape	empty	nut · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded nut · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	Not on the record
Growth habit	Tree	Tree · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Maximum height	4000 cm	4000 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 12, 20, 25, 28, 37, 68, 86, 88, 164, 174, 178, 191, 241, 431, 593, 685, 708, 818, 873, 880, 898, 909	Sourced
Sexuality	monoecious	monoecious · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded monoecious · 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	apr, may · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 37, 174, 203 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded jan, apr, may · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 37, 174, 203	Sourced
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 28 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 37, 71, 86, 178, 460, 759, 818, 918	Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity	7 / 9 · humid air	7 / 9 · humid air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Ground humidity	empty	5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 178 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record
Light	7 / 9 · half-light to light	3 / 9 · shade · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 178 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 3 / 9 · shade · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation	None	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 227 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 67, 71, 89, 94, 110, 130, 278, 444, 445, 822 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 227 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 67, 71, 89, 94, 110, 130, 278, 444, 445, 822	Sourced
Ph maximum	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
Ph minimum	pH 5	pH 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 · 2 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489	Sourced
Soil salinity	0 / 9 · absent from saline soils	0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 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	54 cm	54 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 29 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 432, 818, 898 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 54 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 29 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 432, 818, 898	Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio	empty	19.3 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 46 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 88, 412 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 19.3 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 46 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 88, 412	Not on the record
Other
Human usage type	—	medical, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 68 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded medical, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 68	Not on the record
Propagation method	—	seed · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 174 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded seed · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174	Not on the record
Shade tolerance	—	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 191 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 191	Not on the record
Soil ph indicator	—	6 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 489 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 6 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 489	Not on the record
Temperature indicator	—	5 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 203 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 5 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 203	Not on the record

Fagus sylvatica L., 1753 43% complete

Beech

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