Argemone subfusiformis

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Family Papaveraceae

Taxonomy: Argemone subfusiformis G.B.Ownbey

Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)

Argemone mexicana L. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): NSW (naturalised), NI (naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (22), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (10), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (15), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 23 traits from 62 records in 9 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): 38.33 mm (20-45 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_length (numerical): 127.5 mm (70-200 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
petiole_length (numerical): 12.5 cm (7-18 cm) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); ovate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (2); not_glaucous (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]

life history

plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2); shrub (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
life_history (categorical): annual (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2); woody (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): dense (1); erect (1); rosette (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; SAH_2022; SAH_2023]

seed morphology

seed_length (numerical): 1.75 mm (1.5-2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
seed_width (numerical): 1.75 mm (1.5-2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
seed_shape (categorical): globoid (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 1.03 m (0.6-1.5 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
ABRS_2023	17	22	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
SAH_2023	14	15	S. 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/.
NHNSW_2023	9	10	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_2022	4	4	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/.
SAH_2022	4	4	S. 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/.
ABRS_2022	3	3	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
NHNSW_2014_2	1	1	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.