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Each value Trefle shows for Imperata cylindrica, 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 sources1 Source not recorded9 Not on the record2 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	(L.) P.Beauv.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Ess. Agrostogr.: 165 (1812)	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	1812	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Sharp grass	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Medit. to Africa and Afghanistan	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	69 cm	69 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 63, 581, 818, 882	Sourced
Biological type	hemicryptophyte	hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 175, 350, 877, 882	Sourced
Flower color	white	white · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 877, 882	Sourced
Fruit shape	caryopsis	caryopsis · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Sourced
Growth habit	Graminoid	Graminoid · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Inflorescence type	empty	panicle · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 350	Not on the record
Maximum height	110 cm	110 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 63, 581, 818, 882	Sourced
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months	may, jun, jul	may\|jun\|jul · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Differs from sources
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 25 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 110, 432, 443, 818, 879, 882	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
Light	9 / 9 · full sun	9 / 9 · full sun · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Nitrogen fixation	None	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 40 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 67, 444, 445, 882	Sourced
Ph maximum	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
Ph minimum	pH 6.5	pH 6.5 · 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	6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)	6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Soil salinity	1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline)	1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth	119 cm	119 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 432, 818	Sourced
Other
Halophyte status	—	Moderate · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 877	Not on the record

Imperata cylindrica (L.) P.Beauv., 1812 41% complete

Sharp grass

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