AusTraits

Brachyscome triloba

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Family Asteraceae

Taxonomy: Brachyscome triloba Gaudich.

Synonyms: 15 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Brachycome angustifolia var. heterophylla G.L.Davis (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brachycome heterophylla Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brachycome linearifolia DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brachycome linearifolia var. heterophylla C.Moore (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brachycome oblongifolia Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brachycome triloba Gaudich. (orthographic variant)
  • Brachyscome angustifolia var. heterophylla (Benth.) G.L.Davis (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
  • Brachyscome heterophylla Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brachyscome linearifolia DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brachyscome linearifolia DC. var. linearifolia (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brachyscome linearifolia var. heterophylla (Benth.) C.Moore (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brachyscome oblongifolia Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Vittadinia australis var. typica Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Vittadinia triloba (Gaudich.) DC. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Vittadinia triloba (Gaudich.) DC. var. triloba (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Brachyscome angustifolia A.Cunn. ex DC. var. angustifolia (pro parte misapplied)

Distribution (APC): NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Draper_2023 (3), Fonseca_2000 (4), Hughes_1992 (4), Mesaglio_2022 (3), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (12), NSWFRD_2014 (13), Schmidt_1993 (1), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Sweedman_2006 (3), Vesk_2004 (13), Vesk_2019 (11), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (40). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 49 traits from 118 records in 15 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
flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): gynomonoecious (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 1.98 mm (1.7-2.25 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 0.9 mm (0.8-1 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): achene (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 12.7 mm2 (12.7-12.7 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 0.9 mm (0.9-0.9 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 1 mg (1-1 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 70.72 g/m2 (41.07-89.29 g/m2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Vesk_2004]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.28 g/g (0.24-0.31 g/g) [sources: Vesk_2004]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1); oblanceolate (1); obovate (1); spathulate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (1); unlobed (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (9) [sources: Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Vesk_2004; Vesk_2019; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1); prostrate (1); rhizomatous (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_1993]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (3) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2); zoochory (2) [sources: Draper_2023; Hughes_1992; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): invertebrates (2); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnynn (1); nnnnnnnnyyyy (1); yynnnnnnnnny (2); yynnnnnnnyyy (1); yyynnnnnnnyy (2); yyyyynnnyyyy (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; Mesaglio_2022; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1); transient (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): stolon (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20202040M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
NSWFRD_2014913B. 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.
Vesk_2004513P. A. Vesk, M. R. Leishman, and M. Westoby. “Simple traits do not predict grazing response in Australian dry shrublands and woodlands”. Journal of Applied Ecology 41.1 (2004), pp. 22-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2004.00857.x.
NHNSW_20231012N. 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/.
Vesk_2019311P. A. Vesk and J. D. L. Yen. “Plant resprouting: How many sprouts and how deep? Flexible modelling of multispecies experimental disturbances.”. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 41 (2019), p. 125497. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2019.125497.
Fonseca_200044C. 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.
Hughes_199244L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
NHNSW_202244N. 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/.
Sjostrom_200644A. 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.
Draper_202333J. 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.
Mesaglio_202213T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886.
Sweedman_200613L. Sweedman and D. Merritt. Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification, and Biology. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780643094079.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Schmidt_199311S. Schmidt. “Unpublished data: Compilation of mycorrhizal status data, University of Queensland”. 1993.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.