Chenopodium album L., 1753 45% complete

Fat-hen

Sp. pl. 1:219. 1753

Data sources

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Sourced15 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded13 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. pl. 1:219. 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 Fat-hen No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Temp. to Indian Subcontinent No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 26 cm
  • 26 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 305 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 66, 71, 86, 108, 116, 150, 164, 174, 178, 200, 203, 236, 251, 460, 500, 581, 655, 706, 818, 853, 863, 882, 897, 918, 925, 926
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 26 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 305 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 66, 71, 86, 108, 116, 150, 164, 174, 178, 200, 203, 236, 251, 460, 500, 581, 655, 706, 818, 853, 863, 882, 897, 918, 925, 926
  • Superseded 26 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 305 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 66, 71, 86, 108, 116, 150, 164, 174, 178, 200, 203, 236, 251, 460, 500, 581, 655, 706, 818, 853, 863, 882, 897, 918, 925, 926
Sourced
Biological type therophyte
  • therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 148 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 350, 500, 655, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 148 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 350, 500, 655, 918, 925
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 148 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 350, 500, 655, 918, 925
Sourced
Flower color green
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 350, 655, 877
  • Superseded green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 350, 655, 877
Sourced
Foliage color green, grey
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded green, grey · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 236, 443, 879
  • Superseded green, grey · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 236, 443, 879
Sourced
Foliage texture fine
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded fine · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 236, 443, 879
  • Superseded fine · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 236, 443, 879
Sourced
Fruit shape nut
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
Source not recorded
Inflorescence type empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Maximum height 145 cm
  • 145 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 66, 71, 86, 108, 116, 150, 164, 174, 178, 200, 203, 236, 251, 460, 500, 581, 655, 706, 818, 853, 863, 882, 897, 918, 925, 926
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 145 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 66, 71, 86, 108, 116, 150, 164, 174, 178, 200, 203, 236, 251, 460, 500, 581, 655, 706, 818, 853, 863, 882, 897, 918, 925, 926
  • Superseded 145 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 66, 71, 86, 108, 116, 150, 164, 174, 178, 200, 203, 236, 251, 460, 500, 581, 655, 706, 818, 853, 863, 882, 897, 918, 925, 926
Sourced
Sexuality hermaphrodite
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Vegetable true No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months feb, jul, aug
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded feb, jul, aug · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 203
  • Superseded feb, jul, aug · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 203
Sourced
Duration annual, perennial
  • annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 164 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 86, 110, 164, 175, 178, 203, 236, 443, 460, 759, 818, 879, 882, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 164 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 86, 110, 164, 175, 178, 203, 236, 443, 460, 759, 818, 879, 882, 918, 925
  • Superseded annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 164 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 86, 110, 164, 175, 178, 203, 236, 443, 460, 759, 818, 879, 882, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 5 / 9 · medium air humidity No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ground humidity 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric)
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Light 8 / 9 · light
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 8 / 9 · light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 8 / 9 · light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 141 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 67, 71, 89, 110, 444, 445, 822
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 141 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 67, 71, 89, 110, 444, 445, 822
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 141 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 67, 71, 89, 110, 444, 445, 822
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 6.5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ph minimum pH 5.5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Soil nutriments 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic)
  • 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Differs from sources
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 106 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Halophyte status —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record