Asperula scoparia

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Family Rubiaceae

Taxonomy: Asperula scoparia Hook.f.

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)

Asperula oligantha var. scoparia (Hook.f.) Maiden & Betche (nomenclatural synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Cheal_2017 (5), Doherty_2021 (2), Jordan_2001 (7), Lunt_2012 (1), Morgan_2011_1 (5), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (13), NSWFRD_2014 (10), Pickering_2014 (4), Sjostrom_2006 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 43 traits from 68 records in 14 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 (3) [sources: Cheal_2017; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]
fire_time_from_fire_to_flowering (numerical): 12 mo (12-12 mo) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
sex_type (categorical): dioecious (3) [sources: Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 2.1 mm (1.7-2.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (1) [sources: Jordan_2001]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 2.25 mm2 (2.25-2.25 mm2) [sources: Pickering_2014]
leaf_length (numerical): 7.5 mm (3-12 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 1.15 mm (0.3-2 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 98.3 g/m2 (44.39-152.21 g/m2) [sources: Lunt_2012; Pickering_2014]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.1 g/g (0.1-0.1 g/g) [sources: Pickering_2014]
leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); lanceolate (1); narrowly_lanceolate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); revolute (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): whorled (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (5) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickering_2014; Wenk_2022; Williams_2011]
life_form (categorical): chamaephyte (1); hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2011]
life_history (categorical): perennial (4); short_lived_perennial (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); undefined (1) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2011]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (1); yynnnnnnyyyy (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014]
seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: Morgan_2011_1]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); bud-bearing_root (1) [sources: Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]

seed morphology

seed_length (numerical): 2 mm (2-2 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
seed_width (numerical): 1.5 mm (1.5-1.5 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 0.3 m (0.3-0.3 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
NHNSW_2023	10	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/.
NSWFRD_2014	9	10	B. 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.
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.
Jordan_2001	7	7	G. 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.
Cheal_2017	5	5	D. 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.
Morgan_2011_1	5	5	J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
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/.
Pickering_2014	4	4	C. Pickering, K. Green, A. A. Barros, and S. Venn. “A resurvey of late-lying snowpatches reveals changes in both species and functional composition across snowmelt zones”. Alpine Botany 124.2 (2014), pp. 93-103. doi: 10.1007/s00035-014-0140-0.
NHNSW_2014_2	3	3	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Doherty_2021	2	2	M. 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.
Sjostrom_2006	2	2	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_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Lunt_2012	1	1	I. Lunt and J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Trait data from various Morgan and Lunt projects 1990-2012, Charles Sturt & La Trobe University”. 2012.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.