Prunus spinosa L., 1753 47% complete

Sloe

Sp. Pl.: 475 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Prunus spinosa, 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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Sourced12 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded14 Not on the record8 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 475 (1753) No source recorded
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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 Sloe No source recorded
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Family common name Rose family No source recorded
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Observations Europe to C. Asia and Iran, NW. Africa No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 100 cm
  • 100 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 78 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 25, 28, 37, 45, 68, 86, 90, 174, 175, 178, 199, 203, 241, 251, 474, 591, 655, 818, 897, 898, 909, 918
Sourced
Biological type phanerophyte
  • phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color white Sourced
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit color empty Not on the record
Fruit shape drupe Sourced
Growth habit Tree, Shrub No source recorded
Source not recorded
Maximum height 400 cm
  • 400 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 25, 28, 37, 45, 68, 86, 90, 174, 175, 178, 199, 203, 241, 251, 474, 591, 655, 818, 897, 898, 909, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months apr
  • jan, feb, mar, apr · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 37, 45, 174, 203
Differs from sources
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 21 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 37, 71, 86, 178, 460, 759, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 5 / 9 · medium air humidity No source recorded
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Ground humidity 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous)
  • 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 242
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Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 20 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 71, 89, 94, 110, 444, 445, 822
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 6.5 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 5.5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Soil nutriments 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic)
  • 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 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 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 100 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type — Not on the record
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record