Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC., 1839 35% complete

Sourwood

Prodr. 7: 601 (1839)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Oxydendrum arboreum, 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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Sourced11 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded10 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (L.) DC. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Prodr. 7: 601 (1839) 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 1839 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Sourwood No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations E. U.S.A. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 960 cm
  • 960 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 75 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92, 184, 241, 431, 873
Sourced
Flower color white 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 Sourced
Foliage texture coarse Sourced
Fruit color brown Sourced
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
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 Shrub, Tree
  • Shrub, Tree · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Slow Sourced
Maximum height empty
  • 2400 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92, 184, 241, 431, 873
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration empty Not on the record
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 67, 96, 444, 445
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 6.5
  • pH 6.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 4
  • pH 4 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth empty Not on the record
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • nursery_stock, ornamental · 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