Arthropteris tenella
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Family Tectariaceae
Taxonomy: Arthropteris tenella (G.Forst.) J.Sm. ex Hook.f.
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Polypodium tenellum G.Forst. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, LHI, NI
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (7), Fonseca_2000 (4), NHNSW_2023 (10), Pickup_2021 (6), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 32 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.
fire response
- resprouting_capacity (categorical): fire_killed (2) [sources: Pickup_2021]
- post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2) [sources: Pickup_2021]
leaf morphology
- leaf_area (numerical): 324.6 mm2 (324.6-324.6 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
- leaf_length (numerical): 208.75 mm (30-450 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 11.7 mm (11.7-11.7 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
- leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 13 mg (13-13 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
- leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 41.32 g/m2 (41.32-41.32 g/m2) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
- leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_elliptical (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2); toothed_crenate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (2); herb (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Pickup_2021; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 7 | 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/. |
| ABRS_2023 | 6 | 7 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| Pickup_2021 | 3 | 6 | M. Pickup and T. McDonald. Bushfire impacts — A national model for assessing local landscape restoration priorities. Project Phoenix Report. Greening Australia, 2021. url: https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1.02R2.pdf. |
| Fonseca_2000 | 4 | 4 | C. R. Fonseca, J. M. Overton, B. Collins, and M. Westoby. “Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients”. Journal of Ecology 88 (2000), pp. 964-977. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x. |
| ABRS_2022 | 2 | 2 | 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. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |