Amsinckia intermedia
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Family Boraginaceae
Taxonomy: Amsinckia intermedia Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Amsinckia scouleri I.M.Johnst. (taxonomic synonym)
- Amsinkia intermedia Stanley (orthographic variant)
Misapplied names: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Amsinckia douglasiana A.DC. (misapplied)
- Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. (misapplied)
- Amsinckia spectabilis Fisch. & C.A.Mey. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): Qld (doubtfully naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2014_2 (5), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (13), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (14), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 18 traits from 42 records in 7 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_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 3.25 mm (3-3.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): mericarp (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 71.67 mm (10-200 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 10 mm (5-15 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): cordate (1); lanceolate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1); cuneate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): undulate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1); rosette (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2022; RBGV_2023]
- flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.65 m (0.3-1 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBGV_2023 | 10 | 14 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 8 | 13 | N. 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/. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 5 | 5 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.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/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 3 | 3 | N. 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_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |