Ajuga reptans
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Family Lamiaceae
Taxonomy: Ajuga reptans L.
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (15), Stephens_2023 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (23). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 36 traits from 46 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.
flower morphology
- flower_diameter (numerical): 1.27 cm (1.27-1.27 cm) [sources: eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): mericarp (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 80 mm (20-140 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 27.5 mm (5-50 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 4.65 cm (0.8-8.5 cm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); obovate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed_crenate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); undulate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): decussate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): prostrate (1); stoloniferous (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: Stephens_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.3 m (0.3-0.3 m) [sources: RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| eFLOWER_Dun_2022 | 19 | 23 | L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022. |
| RBGV_2023 | 12 | 15 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 4 | 4 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Stephens_2023 | 1 | 1 | R. E. Stephens, R. V. Gallagher, L. Dun, W. Cornwell, and H. Sauquet. “Insect pollination for most of angiosperm evolutionary history”. New Phytologist 240.2 (2023), pp. 880-891. ISSN: 1469-8137. doi: 10.1111/nph.18993. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |