Arundo donax L., 1753 54% complete

Giant-reed

Sp. Pl.: 81 (1753)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Arundo donax, 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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Sourced9 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded20 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 81 (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 Giant-reed No source recorded
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Observations W. & C. Asia to Temp. E. Asia No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 274 cm
  • 273.66 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 164, 429, 523, 818, 882, 898
Differs from sources
Biological type geophyte
  • geophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 164, 175, 350, 882, 918
Sourced
Flower color green Differs from sources
Flower conspicuous false No source recorded
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Foliage color green Sourced
Foliage texture coarse Sourced
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
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Fruit shape caryopsis Sourced
Growth form Rhizomatous No source recorded
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Growth habit Subshrub, Shrub, Graminoid No source recorded
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Growth rate Rapid Sourced
Inflorescence type empty Not on the record
Maximum height 500 cm
  • 500 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 164, 429, 523, 818, 882, 898
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months sep, oct No source recorded
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Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 164, 175, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Fruit months empty
  • jan, feb, sep, oct, nov, dec · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 882
Not on the record
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 8 / 9 · very humid air No source recorded
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Light 9 / 9 · full sun No source recorded
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Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 4.8 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) No source recorded
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Soil salinity 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) No source recorded
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Cultivation
Minimum root depth 72 cm Sourced
Other
Human usage type —
  • vegetables_and_fruits · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 341, 414
Not on the record
Propagation method — Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record