AusTraits

Acacia sibirica

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Acacia sibirica S.Moore

Synonyms: 6 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Acacia clivicola Pedley (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia stowardi Maiden (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia stowardii Maiden (taxonomic synonym)
  • Racosperma clivicola (Pedley) Pedley (taxonomic synonym)
  • Racosperma sibiricum (S.Moore) Pedley (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Racosperma stowardii (Maiden) Pedley (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Acacia kempeana F.Muell. (pro parte misapplied)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, NT eFlora, SA eFlora, Florabase, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (15), Chen_2017 (5), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Crowley_2007 (2), Dong_2017 (15), Draper_2023 (3), Fonseca_2000 (4), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kew_2019_6 (1), Maslin_2012 (13), Munroe_2019 (2), NHNSW_2014_2 (7), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (13), NSWFRD_2014 (6), NTH_2022 (3), NTH_2023 (14), Nano_2011 (4), RussellSmith_2012 (4), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (12), Schulze_2014 (9), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2021 (2), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wenk_2023_2 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 54 traits from 167 records in 31 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
  • resprouting_capacity (categorical): fire_killed (5); partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; NSWFRD_2014; Nano_2011; RussellSmith_2012]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment_absent (2) [sources: Clarke_2015; Nano_2011]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): andromonoecious (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 71.88 mm (25-125 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 6.12 mm (4-9 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): legume (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Chen_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: Chen_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 46.4 mm2 (46.4-46.4 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 60 mm (25-100 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 2.33 mm (1-4 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 24 mg (24-24 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 475.17 g/m2 (419.19-540.77 g/m2) [sources: Dong_2017; Fonseca_2000; Schulze_2014]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); linear (3); narrowly_elliptical (1); oblanceolate (2); oblong (1); terete (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (1); simple (2) [sources: Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2014_2; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1); phyllode (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Munroe_2019]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (8); tree (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; NTH_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): bushy (1); erect (2); prostrate (1); spreading (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2014_2; NHNSW_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (2) [sources: Maslin_2012; Schulze_2014]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: Dong_2017; Schulze_2014]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); endozoochory (1); myrmecochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (1); passive (1); vertebrates (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnnn (1); nnnnyyyyynnn (1); nyyyyyyyyyyn (1); yyyyyyyyyyyy (3) [sources: Chen_2017; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; Stephens_2021]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; RussellSmith_2012]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physical_dormancy (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (2); none (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; Nano_2011]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 22.15 mg/g (15.02-28.51 mg/g) [sources: Dong_2017; Schulze_2014]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.49 mg/g (0.49-0.49 mg/g) [sources: Schulze_2014]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -26.07 {delta}[ppth] (-26.84--25.63 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Dong_2017; Schulze_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 12.14 mg (11.23-13.61 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 4.33 mm (3-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; SAH_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (2); ovoid_elongated (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 4.43 m (2-5 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2014_2; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
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.
Dong_2017815N. Dong, I. C. Prentice, B. J. Evans, S. Caddy-Retalic, A. J. Lowe, and I. J. Wright. “Leaf nitrogen from first principles: field evidence for adaptive variation with climate”. Biogeosciences 14.2 (2017), pp. 481-495. doi: 10.5194/bg-14-481-2017.
NTH_20231014D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
Maslin_20121113B. Maslin. WATTLE, Interactive Identification of Australian Acacia. Version 2. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra, 2014.
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/.
SAH_2023912S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Schulze_201499E. D. Schulze, D. Nicolle, A. Boerner, M. Lauerer, G. Aas, and I. Schulze. “Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of Eucalyptus and Acacia species along a seasonal rainfall gradient in Western Australia”. Trees 28.4 (2014), pp. 1125-1135. doi: 10.1007/s00468-014-1023-0.
NHNSW_2014_277Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NSWFRD_201466B. 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.
Chen_201755Chen, 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.
ABRS_202244Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Fonseca_200044C. R. Fonseca, J. M. Overton, B. Collins, and M. Westoby. “Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients”. Journal of Ecology 88 (2000), pp. 964-977. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x.
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/.
Nano_201134C. E. M. Nano and P. J. Clarke. “How do drought and fire influence the patterns of resprouting in Australian deserts?”. Plant Ecology 212 (2011), pp. 2095-2110. doi: 10.1007/s11258-011-9988-x.
RussellSmith_201244J. Russell-Smith, M. R. Gardener, C. Brock, K. Brennan, C. P. Yates, and B. Grace. “Fire persistence traits can be used to predict vegetation response to changing fire regimes at expansive landscape scales - an Australian example”. Journal of Biogeography 39 (2012), pp. 1657-1668. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02714.x.
SAH_202244S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.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.
WAH_2022_244Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Clarke_201533P. 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.
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/.
NTH_202233D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
Crowley_200722G. Crowley, M. Gardener, and M. Marrinan. Tropical savannas fire response database. 2007. url: [www.landmanager.org.au](www.landmanager.org.au).
Munroe_201912S. 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.
Stephens_202112R. Stephens. “Unpublished data: Flowering time data from TERN plots, Macquarie University.”. 2021.
WAH_2023_222Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Collette_202111J. C. Collette and M. K. J. Ooi. “Distribution of seed dormancy classes across a fire-prone continent: effects of rainfall seasonality and temperature”. Annals of Botany 127.5 (2021), pp. 613-620. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa203.
Kew_2019_611Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
Wenk_2023_211E. Wenk and D. Coleman. “Unpublished: Rain and flood-related flowering cues for Australia's flora, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2023.