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Acmella grandiflora var. brachyglossa

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Family Asteraceae

Taxonomy: Acmella grandiflora var. brachyglossa (Benth.) R.K.Jansen

Synonyms: 5 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Spilanthes grandiflora f. linifolia J.Kost. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Spilanthes grandiflora var. brachglossa A.D.Chapm. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Spilanthes grandiflora var. brachyglossa Benth. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Spilanthes grandiflora var. calva Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Spilanthes macroglossa F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Spilanthes acmella (L.) L. (misapplied)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (14), NHNSW_2022 (2), NHNSW_2023 (13), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 16 traits from 36 records in 6 datasets.

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

fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 2.5 mm (1.5-3.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): achene (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 71.25 mm (30-120 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 13 mm (3-25 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (2); narrowly_lanceolate (1); ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); cuneate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (1); unlobed (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.55 m (0.4-0.6 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_20231014Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_20231013N. 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/.
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.
NHNSW_202222N. 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/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.