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Asperula conferta

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Family Rubiaceae

Taxonomy: Asperula conferta Hook.f.

Synonyms: 11 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Asperula conferta Hook.f. var. conferta (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Asperula conferta var. abbreviata Airy Shaw & Turrill (taxonomic synonym)
  • Asperula conferta var. abreviata A.D.Chapm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Asperula conferta var. scoparioides Airy Shaw & Turrill (taxonomic synonym)
  • Asperula oligantha F.Muell. (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
  • Asperula oligantha F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Asperula oligantha var. conferta (Hook.f.) Maiden & Betche (taxonomic synonym)
  • Asperula oligantha var. conferta F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Asperula oligantha var. deserti F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Asperula oligantha var. muscosa F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Asperula oligantha var. β F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Asperula scoparia Hook.f. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (4), Angevin_2011 (5), Carey_2003 (3), Cheal_2017 (8), Cross_2009 (4), Doherty_2021 (2), Draper_2023 (4), Jordan_2001 (7), Kew_2019_1 (2), Lunt_2012 (1), Mokany_2008 (43), Mokany_2015 (3), Morgan_2011_1 (5), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (5), NHNSW_2023 (10), NSWFRD_2014 (5), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (16), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (9), Sjostrom_2006 (2), Soliveres_2012 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (20), Williams_2011 (10), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (23). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 88 traits from 206 records in 28 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 (1); resprouts (4) [sources: Carey_2003; Cheal_2017; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Carey_2003; Cheal_2017]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
  • sex_type (categorical): dioecious (4) [sources: Draper_2023; Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 3.5 mm (3-4 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 1.5 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 1.5 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): mericarp (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (1) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): black (2); brown (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 7.75 mm2 (3.31-15.71 mm2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Mokany_2008; Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 5.96 mm (2-12 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 0.86 mm (0.3-1.19 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 0.23 mg (0.2-0.3 mg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 58.96 g/m2 (46.27-69.52 g/m2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Cross_2009; Lunt_2012; Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.49 g/g (0.29-0.6 g/g) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.31 g/g (0.2-0.36 g/g) [sources: Angevin_2011; Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); linear (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); revolute (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): recurved (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): whorled (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 27.33 deg (18-36 deg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: Mokany_2008; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (8) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Soliveres_2012; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): chamaephyte (1); geophyte (1); hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Mokany_2008; Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (7); short_lived_perennial (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; Cross_2009; Jordan_2001; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4); woody_base (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (2); erect (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: Mokany_2008; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (3); undefined (2); zoochory (2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Draper_2023; Morgan_2011_1; Soliveres_2012; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): abiotic (1); animals (1); invertebrates (1); passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyy (1); yynnnnnnyyyy (1); yyynnnnnnyyy (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (2) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); bud-bearing_root (1) [sources: Carey_2003; Doherty_2021]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.67 mg (0.06-2.95 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Cross_2009; Kew_2019_1; Mokany_2015]
  • seed_length (numerical): 3.16 mm (1.82-4.5 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001]
  • seed_width (numerical): 0.97 mm (0.94-1 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Mokany_20081943K. Mokany and J. Ash. “Are traits measured on pot grown plants representative of those in natural communities?”. Journal of Vegetation Science 19 (2008), pp. 119-126. doi: 10.3170/2007-8-18340.
eFLOWER_Dun_20221823L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
White_20202020M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_20231216VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2023810N. 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/.
Williams_20111010R. 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.
SAH_202379S. 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/.
Cheal_201788D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
Jordan_200177G. J. Jordan. “An investigation of long-distance dispersal based on species native to both Tasmania and New Zealand”. Australian Journal of Botany 49.3 (2001), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.1071/bt00024.
Angevin_201155T. Angevin. “Species richness and functional trait diversity response to land use in a temperate eucalypt woodland community”. Honours. La Trobe University, 2011.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
NHNSW_202255N. 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/.
NSWFRD_201455B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
ANBG_201934Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Cross_200944E. Cross. “The characteristics of natives and invaders: A trait-based investigation into the theory of limiting similarity.”. Honours. La Trobe University, 2009.
Draper_202344J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Carey_200333A. C. &. M. E. &. P. H. &. M. L. &. T. M. &. P. O. &. S. S. &. D. S. &. N. Webb. Wildfires in the ACT 2003: Report on Initial Impacts on Natural Ecosystems. Technical Report No. 17. Environment ACT, 2003. url: https://www.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/2539593/17-wildfires-in-the-act-report-on-initial-impacts-on-natural-ecosystems-2003.pdf.
Mokany_201533K. Mokany, J. J. Thomson, A. J. J. Lynch, G. J. Jordan, and S. Ferrier. “Linking changes in community composition and function under climate change”. Ecological Applications 25.8 (2015), pp. 2132-2141. doi: 10.1890/14-2384.1.
NHNSW_2014_233Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
SAH_202233S. 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/.
Doherty_202122M. Doherty. “Fire Severity and Plant Community Dynamics in the Australian Alps, Southeastern New South Wales”. PhD. Australian National University, 2021. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/224564.
Kew_2019_112Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Sjostrom_200622A. 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.
Soliveres_201222S. Soliveres, D. J. Eldridge, F. Hemmings, and F. T. Maestre. “Nurse plant effects on plant species richness in drylands: The role of grazing, rainfall and species specificity”. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 14 (2012), pp. 402-410. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2012.09.003.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Lunt_201211I. Lunt and J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Trait data from various Morgan and Lunt projects 1990-2012, Charles Sturt & La Trobe University”. 2012.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.