Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Mentha arvensis, 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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Sourced18 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded10 Not on the record9 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.: 577 (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	European corn mint	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Europe to Kamchatka and Nepal	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	36 cm	36.25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 174, 178, 251, 335, 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, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918	Sourced
Flower color	magenta	magenta · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92	Sourced
Flower conspicuous	true	true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Foliage color	empty	green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Foliage texture	medium	medium · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Fruit color	empty	brown · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Fruit conspicuous	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Fruit shape	empty	legume · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	Not on the record
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	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	60 cm	60 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 174, 178, 251, 335, 918	Sourced
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months	may, jun, jul	may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 163, 174, 203 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded jan, feb, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 163, 174, 203	Sourced
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 92, 178, 203, 460, 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	6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous)	6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203	Sourced
Light	8 / 9 · light	7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489	Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation	None	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 71, 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 5	pH 5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Soil nutriments	6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)	6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · 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 · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242	Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth	18 cm	18 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 818	Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio	empty	27.4 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 412	Not on the record
Other
Propagation method	—	vegetative · 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 · 4 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	—	5 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 203, 489	Not on the record

Mentha arvensis L., 1753 52% complete

European corn mint

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