Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K.Schneid., 1906 45% complete

Osage orange

Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 806 (1906)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Maclura pomifera, 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 Source not recorded10 Not on the record5 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (Raf.) C.K.Schneid. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 806 (1906) 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 1906 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Osage orange No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations SE. Oklahoma to Texas and Arkansas No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 925 cm
  • 925 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 68 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 28, 68, 92, 184, 214, 873, 882, 918
Sourced
Biological type phanerophyte Sourced
Flower color green Sourced
Flower conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Foliage color empty Not on the record
Foliage texture coarse Sourced
Fruit conspicuous true
  • true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth form Single Stem
  • Single Stem · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth habit Tree, Shrub
  • Tree, Shrub · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Moderate Sourced
Maximum height 1650 cm
  • 1650 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 28, 68, 92, 184, 214, 873, 882, 918
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 28, 92, 460, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 5 / 9 · medium air humidity
  • 5 / 9 · medium air humidity · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Light 8 / 9 · light
  • 8 / 9 · light · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5
  • pH 7.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 4.5
  • pH 4.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Soil nutriments 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 533 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • fuelwood, medical, nursery_stock, ornamental, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record