Smyrnium perfoliatum L., 1753 33% complete

Perfoliate alexanders

Sp. Pl.: 262 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Smyrnium perfoliatum, 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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Sourced8 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded10 Not on the record6 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.: 262 (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
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Perfoliate alexanders No source recorded
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Family common name Carrot family No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations EC. Europe to Medit. and Caucasus No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 110 cm
  • 110 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 251, 500, 818, 898, 918
Sourced
Biological type hemicryptophyte Sourced
Flower color yellow Sourced
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Maximum height empty
  • 80 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 251, 500, 818, 898, 918
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months apr, may, jun
  • apr|may|jun · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Differs from sources
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 3 / 9 · rather dry air
  • 3 / 9 · rather dry air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity empty
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Not on the record
Light 9 / 9 · full sun
  • 4 / 9 · shade to half-shade · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation empty Not on the record
Ph maximum pH 8
  • pH 8 · 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 7.5
  • 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
Soil nutriments 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic)
  • 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 16 cm Sourced
Other
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record