Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Potamogeton natans, 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 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded11 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.: 126 (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	Floating-leaf pondweed	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Temp. & Subtrop. Northern Hemisphere	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	80 cm	80 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 164, 178, 500, 818, 898, 918	Sourced
Biological type	hydrophyte	hydrophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918	Sourced
Flower color	green	green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Flower conspicuous	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Foliage color	green	green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Foliage texture	fine	fine · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 71, 92	Sourced
Fruit color	brown	brown · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Fruit conspicuous	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Fruit shape	empty	drupe · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	Not on the record
Growth form	Rhizomatous	Rhizomatous · 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	Rapid · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Maximum height	100 cm	100 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 164, 178, 500, 818, 898, 918	Sourced
Sexuality	empty	hermaphrodite · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	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	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 86, 92, 164, 178, 460, 818, 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	11 / 12 · shallow or floating aquatic, 0 to 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 178 1 earlier or rejected value Rejected 11 / 12 · shallow or floating aquatic, 0 to 50 cm · 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	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 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 5.8	pH 5.8 · 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)	5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · 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	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	117 cm	117 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 818, 898	Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio	empty	11 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 229, 590	Not on the record
Other
Propagation method	—	seed, 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	—	7 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242	Not on the record
Temperature indicator	—	5 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 242	Not on the record

Potamogeton natans L., 1753 54% complete

Floating-leaf pondweed

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