Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Geum rivale, 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 sources5 Source not recorded11 Not on the record7 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.: 501 (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	Water avens	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Family common name	Rose family	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Europe to Siberia and Iran, Subarctic America to N. & WC. U.S.A.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	40 cm	39.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 32 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 76, 86, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 500, 807, 818, 897, 898, 918	Differs from sources
Biological type	hemicryptophyte	hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918	Sourced
Flower color	purple	red · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92	Differs from sources
Flower conspicuous	true	true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Foliage color	green	green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Foliage texture	coarse	coarse · 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	Single Crown	Single Crown · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	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
Growth rate	Moderate	Moderate · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Maximum height	55 cm	55 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 76, 86, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 500, 807, 818, 897, 898, 918	Sourced
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months	may, jun, jul	apr, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded jan, apr, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174	Differs from sources
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 86, 92, 110, 164, 178, 460, 759, 818, 918	Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity	8 / 9 · very humid air	8 / 9 · very humid air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Ground humidity	8 / 12 · very wet, flooded several months a year (hydrophilous)	8 / 12 · very wet, flooded several months a year (hydrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489	Sourced
Light	5 / 9 · half-shade	6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light · 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 · 7 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 67, 71, 110, 444, 445	Sourced
Ph maximum	pH 7	pH 7 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Ph minimum	pH 4.8	pH 4.8 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Soil nutriments	7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic)	5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489	Differs from sources
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	65 cm	65 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 818	Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio	empty	13.7 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 76	Not on the record
Other
Propagation method	—	seed · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 174	Not on the record
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 · 6 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 174	Not on the record
Soil ph indicator	—	6 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489	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

Geum rivale L., 1753 58% complete

Water avens

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