Phillyrea angustifolia L., 1753 35% complete

False olive

Sp. pl. 1:7. 1753

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Phillyrea angustifolia, 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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Sourced10 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded10 Not on the record5 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. pl. 1:7. 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name False olive No source recorded
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Family common name Olive family No source recorded
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Observations W. & C. Medit. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 82 cm
  • 81.59 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 36 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 12, 68, 175, 241, 251, 429, 474, 591, 789
Differs from sources
Biological type empty Not on the record
Flower color white
  • white · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth habit Shrub
  • Shrub · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Maximum height empty
  • 400 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 12, 68, 175, 241, 251, 429, 474, 591, 789
Not on the record
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months mar, apr, may
  • mar|apr|may · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Differs from sources
Duration perennial Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 4 / 9 · moderately dry air
  • 4 / 9 · moderately dry air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · 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 · 12 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 67, 71, 444, 445, 822
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5
  • pH 7.5 · 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
Ph minimum 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
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
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type — Not on the record