Geranium sylvaticum L., 1753 41% complete

Wood crane's-bill

Sp. pl. 2:681. 1753

Data sources

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Sourced9 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded13 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. pl. 2:681. 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 Wood crane's-bill No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations S. Greenland, Europe to N. Iran No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 36 cm
  • 35.55 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 64 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 45, 76, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 310, 468, 500, 519, 807, 818, 898, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 35.55 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 64 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 45, 76, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 310, 468, 500, 519, 807, 818, 898, 918
  • Superseded 35.55 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 64 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 45, 76, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 310, 468, 500, 519, 807, 818, 898, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 918
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color purple
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage texture empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit shape empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
Source not recorded
Maximum height 60 cm
  • 60 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 45, 76, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 310, 468, 500, 519, 807, 818, 898, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 60 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 45, 76, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 310, 468, 500, 519, 807, 818, 898, 918
  • Superseded 60 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 45, 76, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 310, 468, 500, 519, 807, 818, 898, 918
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months feb, may, jun, jul
  • feb, may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 310
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded feb, may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 310
  • Superseded feb, may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 310
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 4, 25, 71, 110, 164, 175, 178, 818, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 4, 25, 71, 110, 164, 175, 178, 818, 918
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 4, 25, 71, 110, 164, 175, 178, 818, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 8 / 9 · very humid air No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ground humidity 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous)
  • 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Light 5 / 9 · half-shade
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 22 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 67, 71, 89, 130, 444, 445, 822
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 22 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 67, 71, 89, 130, 444, 445, 822
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 22 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 67, 71, 89, 130, 444, 445, 822
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ph minimum pH 7 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Soil nutriments 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic)
  • 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
  • Superseded 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242, 489
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 44 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 18.7 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 76, 105, 412, 468
  • Superseded 18.7 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 76, 105, 412, 468
Not on the record
Other
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