Alternanthera sp. A Flora of New South Wales (M.Gray 5187)
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Family Amaranthaceae
Taxonomy: Alternanthera sp. A Flora of New South Wales (M.Gray 5187) J.Palmer
Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Alternanthera sp. (taxonomic synonym)
- Alternanthera sp. (Plains) (taxonomic synonym)
- Alternanthera sp. 1 (taxonomic synonym)
- Alternanthera sp. A (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Alternanthera denticulata R.Br. (pro parte misapplied)
- Alternanthera nana R.Br. (pro parte misapplied)
Distribution (APC): SA, NSW, ACT, Vic
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Mesaglio_2022 (4), NHNSW_2014_2 (8), NHNSW_2024 (7), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (12), Sjostrom_2006 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (41), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 42 traits from 89 records in 10 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 (2) [sources: White_2020]
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 1.5 mm (1.5-1.5 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 1.5 mm (1.5-1.5 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 21.67 mm (5-50 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 4.67 mm (2-8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_shape (categorical): oblong (1); obovate (2); ovate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed_serrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (5) [sources: RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
- life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
- 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 (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2022; White_2020]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
- root_structure (categorical): non_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
- parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (2) [sources: White_2020]
- pollination_system (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); zoochory (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
- dispersers (categorical): invertebrates (2) [sources: White_2020]
- flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnyy (1); nnnnnnnnnynn (2); nnnnnnnnyyyn (1); nnyyynnnnnnn (1); yyynnnnnnyyy (1) [sources: Mesaglio_2022; White_2020]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2) [sources: White_2020]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
- clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
whole plant morphology
- plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (2) [sources: White_2020]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| White_2020 | 21 | 41 | M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020. |
| RBGV_2023 | 10 | 12 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| Williams_2011 | 9 | 9 | R. 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. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 6 | 8 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2024 | 5 | 7 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on December, 2023.. 2024. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Mesaglio_2022 | 1 | 4 | T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886. |
| 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. |
| Sjostrom_2006 | 1 | 1 | A. 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. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |