Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Trichophorum cespitosum, 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 sources2 Source not recorded12 Not on the record4 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	(L.) Hartm.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Handb. Skand. Fl., ed. 5: 259 (1849)	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	1849	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Tufted bulrush	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Family common name	Sedge family	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Temp. Northern Hemisphere	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	25 cm	25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 71, 164, 178, 500	Sourced
Biological type	hemicryptophyte	hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500	Sourced
Flower color	brown	brown · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Flower conspicuous	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Foliage texture	medium	fine · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded fine · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	Differs from sources
Fruit conspicuous	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Fruit shape	empty	nut · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded nut · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	Not on the record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	Graminoid	Graminoid · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Growth rate	Moderate	Moderate · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Maximum height	40 cm	40 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 71, 164, 178, 500	Sourced
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months	may	may · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded may · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45	Sourced
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 164, 178	Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity	8 / 9 · very humid air	8 / 9 · very humid air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Ground humidity	9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte)	9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489	Sourced
Light	8 / 9 · light	8 / 9 · light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 178 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 8 / 9 · light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Sourced
Nitrogen fixation	None	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 71, 89, 444, 445 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 71, 89, 444, 445	Sourced
Ph maximum	pH 6.5	pH 6.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Ph minimum	pH 4.5	pH 4.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Soil nutriments	2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic)	1 / 9 · extremely poor (hyperoligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 178 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 1 / 9 · extremely poor (hyperoligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Differs from sources
Soil salinity	0 / 9 · absent from saline soils	0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489	Sourced
Other
Shade tolerance	—	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 174 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174	Not on the record
Soil ph indicator	—	2 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 2 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489	Not on the record
Temperature indicator	—	4 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 489 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 4 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 489	Not on the record

Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm., 1849 52% complete

Tufted bulrush

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