Blechnum wattsii

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Family Blechnaceae

Taxonomy: Blechnum wattsii Tindale

Synonyms: 5 (APC 2026-07-30)

Blechnum capense subsp. eucapense Domin (taxonomic synonym)
Blechnum capense var. vestitum (Blume) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
Blechnum sp. (King Island) (taxonomic synonym)
Blechnum vestitum (Blume) Kuhn (taxonomic synonym)
Lomaria vestita Blume (taxonomic synonym)

Misapplied names: 7 (APC 2026-07-30)

Blechnum capense (L.) Schltdl. (misapplied)
Blechnum capense var. acuminatum (C.Presl) Domin (pro parte misapplied)
Blechnum capense var. procera (G.Forst.) Bonap. (misapplied)
Blechnum procerum (G.Forst.) Sw. (misapplied)
Lomaria capensis (L.) Willd. (misapplied)
Lomaria procera (G.Forst.) Spreng. (misapplied)
Stegania procera (G.Forst.) R.Br. (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: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (13), Doherty_2021 (2), Mokany_2015 (1), NHNSW_2022 (2), NHNSW_2023 (12), NSWFRD_2014 (7), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (9), SAH_2022 (2), SAH_2023 (5), Smith_1996 (369), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (38), Williams_2011 (11). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 56 traits from 479 records in 16 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): resprouts (4) [sources: Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 1003.38 mm2 (199-3174 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015; Smith_1996]
leaf_length (numerical): 160.48 mm (15-1400 mm) [sources: Smith_1996; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 28 mm (2-260 mm) [sources: Smith_1996; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 91.12 mg (26.67-308.83 mg) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 94.62 g/m2 (90.07-97.97 g/m2) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.37 g/g (0.16-0.52 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 2.05 g/g (0.91-5.4 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_shape (categorical): deltate (1); lanceolate (1); linear (3); oblong (3); ovate (2); strap-shaped (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): truncate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed (1); toothed_crenate (1); toothed_dentate (1); toothed_serrate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf_arrangement (categorical): clustered (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 17.62 deg (5-50 deg) [sources: Smith_1996]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (8); herb (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
plant_growth_substrate (categorical): terrestrial (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (2) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_system (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (4) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2011]
dispersers (categorical): wind (3) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (3) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
bud_bank_location (categorical): apical_buds (1); bud-bearing_root (1); rhizome (1) [sources: Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 11.84 mg/g (10.51-13.04 mg/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.63 mg/g (0.46-0.71 mg/g) [sources: Smith_1996]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0 mg (0-0 mg) [sources: Williams_2011]

whole plant morphology

plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (2) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Smith_1996	17	369	B. Smith. “Community-level convergence and community structure of temperate Nothofagus forests”. PhD. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1996. url: http://web.nateko.lu.se/personal/benjamin.smith/thesis/thesis.html.
White_2020	19	38	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
ABRS_2023	7	13	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2023	6	12	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/.
Williams_2011	11	11	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.
RBGV_2023	8	9	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NSWFRD_2014	7	7	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.
SAH_2023	5	5	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/.
RBGV_2022	3	3	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
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.
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.
NHNSW_2022	2	2	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	2	2	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/.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Mokany_2015	1	1	K. 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.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.