Potamogeton crispus L., 1753 54% complete

Curled pondweed

Sp. Pl.: 126 (1753)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Potamogeton crispus, 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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Sourced16 Differs from sources4 Source not recorded11 Not on the record8 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.: 126 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Curled pondweed No source recorded
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Observations Old World No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 105 cm
  • 105 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 164, 178, 500, 882, 918
Sourced
Biological type hydrophyte
  • hydrophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 882, 918
Sourced
Flower color green Sourced
Flower conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Foliage color red Sourced
Foliage texture fine Sourced
Fruit color brown Sourced
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Fruit shape nut Sourced
Growth form Single Crown
  • Single Crown · 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 Rapid Sourced
Maximum height 180 cm
  • 180 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 164, 178, 500, 882, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months jun, jul, aug, sep
  • jun|jul|aug|sep · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Differs from sources
Duration annual, perennial
  • annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 71, 92, 164, 178, 460, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 9 / 9 · saturated air
  • 9 / 9 · saturated air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity empty
  • 12 / 12 · deep or submerged aquatic, 1 to 3 m · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
1 earlier or rejected value
  • Rejected 12 / 12 · deep or submerged aquatic, 1 to 3 m · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 169, 489
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 8.5
  • pH 8.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 6.4
  • pH 6.4 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Soil nutriments 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic)
  • 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 169, 242, 489
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Differs from sources
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Halophyte status — Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record