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Acacia harpophylla

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Acacia harpophylla F.Muell. ex Benth.

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Racosperma harpophyllum (Benth.) Pedley (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (15), ATRP_2020 (1), Chen_2017 (4), Clarke_2015 (6), Cooper_2013 (4), Draper_2023 (3), Dwyer_2018 (8), Ilic_2000 (4), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kooyman_2011 (14), Maslin_2012 (12), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (5), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (13), NSWFRD_2014 (7), Richards_2008 (8), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stewart_1995 (11), Tomlinson_2013 (19), Tomlinson_2019 (387), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (20), Wright_2000 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 87 traits from 569 records in 26 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): andromonoecious (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 135 mm (30-200 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 7.75 mm (5-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): legume (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (4) [sources: Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4) [sources: Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 560 mm2 (560-560 mm2) [sources: Tomlinson_2013]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 156.25 mm (100-250 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 18.62 mm (7-45 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 148.2 g/m2 (55.77-322.58 g/m2) [sources: Dwyer_2018; Tomlinson_2013; Tomlinson_2019]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 4.91 mm2/mg (4.91-4.91 mm2/mg) [sources: Tomlinson_2013]
  • leaf_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.58 g/g (0.58-0.58 g/g) [sources: Tomlinson_2013]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.33 g/g (0.33-0.33 g/g) [sources: Tomlinson_2013]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: Stewart_1995]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (2); narrowly_elliptical (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: Kooyman_2011; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1); phyllode (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: Munroe_2019; Stewart_1995; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (1); tree (10) [sources: ABRS_2022; ATRP_2020; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Stewart_1995; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1); spreading (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (4) [sources: Kooyman_2011; Maslin_2012; Stewart_1995; Tomlinson_2013]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: Stewart_1995; White_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); endozoochory (2); myrmecochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (1); birds (1); invertebrates (1); passive (1); vertebrates (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (1); nnnnnnyyyynn (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): bud-bearing_root (1); underground_buds (2) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 23.97 mg/g (13.06-43.41 mg/g) [sources: Richards_2008; Tomlinson_2013; Tomlinson_2019]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 2.89 mg/g (0.62-7.97 mg/g) [sources: Richards_2008; Tomlinson_2013; Tomlinson_2019]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -28.92 {delta}[ppth] (-29--28.8 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Stewart_1995]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 50.42 mg (34-62 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 13.67 mm (8-18 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; Maslin_2012]
  • seed_width (numerical): 9 mm (8-10 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (2); ovoid_elongated (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.84 mg/mm3 (0.74-0.91 mg/mm3) [sources: Dwyer_2018; Ilic_2000]
  • stem_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.18 g/g (0.18-0.18 g/g) [sources: Tomlinson_2013]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Tomlinson_201911387K. W. Tomlinson, F. J. Sterck, E. R. M. Barbosa, S. de Bie, H. H. T. Prins, and F. van Langevelde. “Seedling growth of savanna tree species from three continents under grass competition and nutrient limitation in a greenhouse experiment”. Journal of Ecology 107.3 (2019), pp. 1051-1066. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13085.
White_20202020M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Tomlinson_20131919K. W. Tomlinson, L. Poorter, F. J. Sterck, F. Borghetti, D. Ward, S. de Bie, and F. van Langevelde. “Leaf adaptations of evergreen and deciduous trees of semi-arid and humid savannas on three continents”. Journal of Ecology 101 (2013), pp. 430-440. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12056.
ABRS_20231115Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Kooyman_20111014R. Kooyman, M. Rossetto, W. Cornwell, and M. Westoby. “Phylogenetic tests of community assembly across regional to continental scales in tropical and subtropical rain forests”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20 (2011), pp. 707-716. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00641.x.
NHNSW_2023813N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Maslin_20121012B. Maslin. WATTLE, Interactive Identification of Australian Acacia. Version 2. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra, 2014.
Stewart_1995611G. Stewart, M. Turnbull, S. Schmidt, and P. Erskine. “13C natural abundance in plant communities along a rainfall gradient: a biological integrator of water availability”. Functional Plant Biology 22.1 (1995), pp. 51-55. doi: 10.1071/pp9950051.
Wright_20001010I. J. Wright, H. T. Clifford, R. Kidson, M. L. Reed, B. L. Rice, and M. Westoby. “A survey of seed and seedling characters in 1744 Australian dicotyledon species: Cross-species trait correlations and correlated trait-shifts within evolutionary lineages”. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69 (2000), pp. 521-547. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2000.tb01222.x.
Dwyer_201828J. M. Dwyer and R. Mason. “Plant community responses to thinning in densely regenerating Acacia harpophylla forest”. Restoration Ecology 26.1 (2018), pp. 97-105. doi: 10.1111/rec.12536.
Richards_200888A. Richards and I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Transcription of Australian plant functional trait data from Ian Wright's collection of papers, Macquarie University”. 2009.
NSWFRD_201477B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
Clarke_201536P. J. Clarke, M. J. Lawes, B. P. Murphy, J. Russell-Smith, C. E. Nano, R. Bradstock, N. J. Enright, J. B. Fontaine, C. R. Gosper, I. Radford, J. J. Midgley, and R. M. Gunton. “A synthesis of postfire recovery traits of woody plants in Australian ecosystems”. Science of The Total Environment 534 (2015), pp. 31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.002.
NHNSW_2014_255Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Chen_201744Chen, S.-C., Cornwell, W., Z. H.-X., Moles, and A. T. “Plants show more flesh in the tropics: Variation in fruit type along latitudinal and climatic gradients.”. Ecography 40 (2017), pp. 531-538. doi: abs/10.1111/ecog.02010.
Cooper_201344W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Ilic_200014J. Ilic, D. Boland, M. McDonald, D. G, and P. Blakemore. Woody density phase 1 - State of knowledge. National Carbon Accounting System. Technical Report 18. Tech. rep. Australian Greenhouse Office, Canberra, Australia, 2000.
NHNSW_202244N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Sjostrom_200644A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
ABRS_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Draper_202333J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
Kew_2019_113Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
ATRP_202011F. A. Zich, B. P. Hyland, T. Whiffin, and R. A. Kerrigan. Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. 2020. url: https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/intro/index.html.
Munroe_201911S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.