AusTraits

Acaena x ovina

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Family Rosaceae

Taxonomy: Acaena x ovina A.Cunn.

Synonyms: 10 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Acaena agnipila Gand. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acaena agnipila Gand. var. agnipila (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acaena agnipila var. aequispina Orchard (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acaena agnipila var. protenta Orchard (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acaena agnipila var. tenuispica (Bitter) Orchard (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acaena x ovina A.Cunn. subsp. ovina (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Acaena x ovina A.Cunn. var. ovina (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Acaena x ovina subsp. monachaena Bitter (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acaena x ovina var. tenuispica Bitter (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acaena x ovina var. velutina Orchard (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (4), Cheal_2017 (14), Doherty_2021 (2), Draper_2023 (2), Jordan_2001 (14), Kew_2019_1 (1), Kew_2019_5 (1), Kew_2019_6 (2), Lunt_2012 (1), Meers_2007 (11), Mokany_2008 (43), Mokany_2015 (4), Morgan_2011_1 (5), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (7), NHNSW_2023 (22), NSWFRD_2014 (9), OReillyNugent_2018 (2), Pickering_2014 (4), RBGV_2022 (8), RBGV_2023 (34), SAH_2014 (1), SAH_2022 (15), SAH_2023 (15), Sjostrom_2006 (4), WAH_2022_2 (8), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (120), Williams_2011 (18). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 69 traits from 378 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): resprouts (11) [sources: Cheal_2017; Doherty_2021; Meers_2007; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Cheal_2017]
flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (3); monoecious (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_type (categorical): achene (10) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (3) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (3) [sources: RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 374.98 mm2 (79.85-536.47 mm2) [sources: Meers_2007; Mokany_2008; Mokany_2015; Pickering_2014]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 59.69 mm (5-150 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 8.77 mm (3-15 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 30.5 mg (28.1-34.5 mg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 71.72 g/m2 (44.17-106.29 g/m2) [sources: Lunt_2012; Meers_2007; Mokany_2008; Pickering_2014]
  • leaf_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.37 g/g (0.28-0.51 g/g) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.35 g/g (0.32-0.39 g/g) [sources: Mokany_2008; Pickering_2014]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_obovate (4); oblanceolate (4); oblong (2); obovate (2); ovate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (2); toothed_serrate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (2); revolute (2) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed_deep (2) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (6) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 55.67 deg (50-62 deg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (6) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (9) [sources: Mokany_2008; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (22) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickering_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): geophyte (2); hemicryptophyte (4) [sources: Cheal_2017; Meers_2007; Mokany_2008; Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (17) [sources: Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (12) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (5); erect (5) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (10) [sources: Meers_2007; Mokany_2008; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (3) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (6) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (6); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): abiotic (2) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): epizoochory (12); myrmecochory (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; Kew_2019_5; Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (1); mammals (6) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnyyn (1); yyyynnnnyyyy (1); yyyynnnyyyyy (5) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (6) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1); vegetative (7) [sources: Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (3) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): bud-bearing_root (2) [sources: Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 5.18 mg (0.03-10.33 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Meers_2007]
  • seed_length (numerical): 3.37 mm (3-3.74 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001]
  • seed_width (numerical): 3.05 mm (2-4.1 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1) [sources: ANBG_2019]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_202020120M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Mokany_20081943K. Mokany and J. Ash. “Are traits measured on pot grown plants representative of those in natural communities?”. Journal of Vegetation Science 19 (2008), pp. 119-126. doi: 10.3170/2007-8-18340.
RBGV_20231134VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2023822N. 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/.
Williams_2011918R. P. Duncan, S. E. Clemants, R. T. Corlett, A. K. Hahs, M. A. McCarthy, M. J. McDonnell, M. W. Schwartz, K. Thompson, P. A. Vesk, and N. S. G. Williams. “Plant traits and extinction in urban areas: a meta-analysis of 11 cities”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20.4 (2011), pp. 509-519. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00633.x.
SAH_2022315S. 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/.
SAH_2023515S. 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/.
Cheal_2017914D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
Jordan_2001714G. J. Jordan. “An investigation of long-distance dispersal based on species native to both Tasmania and New Zealand”. Australian Journal of Botany 49.3 (2001), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.1071/bt00024.
Meers_20071111T. Meers. “Role of plant functional traits in determining the response of vegetation to land use change on the Delatite Peninsula, Victoria.”. PhD. University of Melbourne, 2007.
NSWFRD_201499B. 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.
RBGV_202248VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
WAH_2022_248Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
NHNSW_202247N. 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/.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
ANBG_201944Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Mokany_201524K. Mokany, J. J. Thomson, A. J. J. Lynch, G. J. Jordan, and S. Ferrier. “Linking changes in community composition and function under climate change”. Ecological Applications 25.8 (2015), pp. 2132-2141. doi: 10.1890/14-2384.1.
Pickering_201444C. Pickering, K. Green, A. A. Barros, and S. Venn. “A resurvey of late-lying snowpatches reveals changes in both species and functional composition across snowmelt zones”. Alpine Botany 124.2 (2014), pp. 93-103. doi: 10.1007/s00035-014-0140-0.
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.
Doherty_202122M. Doherty. “Fire Severity and Plant Community Dynamics in the Australian Alps, Southeastern New South Wales”. PhD. Australian National University, 2021. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/224564.
Draper_202322J. 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_612Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
NHNSW_2014_212Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
OReillyNugent_201822A. O'Reilly-Nugent, E. Wandrag, C. Catford, B. Gruber, D. Driscoll, and R. Duncan. “Measuring competitive impact: Joint-species modelling of invaded plant communities”. Journal of Ecology 108 (2018), pp. 449-459.
WAH_2023_212Western 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.
Kew_2019_111Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Kew_2019_511Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed dispersal data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Lunt_201211I. Lunt and J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Trait data from various Morgan and Lunt projects 1990-2012, Charles Sturt & La Trobe University”. 2012.
SAH_201411J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.