AusTraits

Bursaria spinosa subsp. spinosa

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Family Pittosporaceae

Taxonomy: Bursaria spinosa Cav. subsp. spinosa

Synonyms: 16 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Bursaria pantoni Guilf. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Bursaria pantonii Guilf. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Bursaria spinosa Cav. f. spinosa (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Bursaria spinosa Cav. var. spinosa (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Bursaria spinosa f. grandifolia Wawra (taxonomic synonym)
  • Bursaria spinosa f. subspinosa Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Bursaria spinosa var. australis E.M.Benn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Bursaria spinosa var. inermis Daveau (taxonomic synonym)
  • Bursaria spinosa var. lanceolata E.M.Benn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Bursaria spinosa var. macrophylla Daveau (taxonomic synonym)
  • Bursaria spinosa var. macrophylla Hook. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Bursaria spinosa var. microphylla Ewart, B.Rees & B.Wood (taxonomic synonym)
  • Bursaria spinosa var. normalis Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Bursaria spinosa var. obovata E.M.Benn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Bursaria spinosa var. pantoni Ewart (taxonomic synonym)
  • Bursaria spinosa var. pantonii Ewart (taxonomic synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (24), ANBG_2019 (4), Cheal_2017 (8), Clarke_2009 (2), Clarke_2015 (3), Doherty_2021 (2), Dong_2017 (8), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kew_2019_6 (1), Meers_2007 (11), Mesaglio_2022 (3), Mokany_2015 (3), Morgan_2011_1 (5), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (18), NSWFRD_2014 (13), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (17), SAH_2022 (18), SAH_2023 (51), Soliveres_2012 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (120), Williams_2005 (4), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 62 traits from 341 records in 27 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 (11) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; Meers_2007; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1); post_fire_recruitment_absent (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 6 mm (4-8 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 7.83 mm (5-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 8 mm (7-9 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (9) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 177.32 mm2 (50.7-303.95 mm2) [sources: Meers_2007; Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 26.83 mm (6-70 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 5.58 mm (2-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.12 cm (0.1-0.15 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 102.08 g/m2 (100.91-103.24 g/m2) [sources: Dong_2017; Meers_2007]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); lanceolate (4); linear (3); narrowly_lanceolate (2); narrowly_obovate (1); narrowly_ovate (1); obovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (8); toothed (1); toothed_dentate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (9) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): recurved (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): clustered (5); scattered (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (9) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (7) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (13); tree (12) [sources: ABRS_2022; Clarke_2009; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Soliveres_2012; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (4) [sources: Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (13) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023; Williams_2005]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (10) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (9) [sources: Dong_2017; Meers_2007; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (6) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (6) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_specialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); barochory (3); hydrochory (6); undefined (1) [sources: Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; NSWFRD_2014; Soliveres_2012; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): water (6); wind (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnynnnnnnn (1); ynnnnnnnnnnn (2); ynnnnnnnnyyy (6); yynnnnnnnnny (1) [sources: Mesaglio_2022; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); transient (6) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (9) [sources: Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2005]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (3) [sources: Clarke_2009; Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 15.2 mg/g (15.2-15.2 mg/g) [sources: Dong_2017]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -27.49 {delta}[ppth] (-27.49--27.49 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Dong_2017]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.33 mg (0.97-1.92 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Kew_2019_1; Meers_2007; Mokany_2015; Williams_2005]
  • seed_length (numerical): 4.5 mm (3-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 3 mm (3-3 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): discoid (1); reniform (1); winged (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_202020120M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
SAH_20231051S. 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/.
ABRS_20231824Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_20231318N. 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/.
SAH_2022318S. 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_20231417VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NSWFRD_20141013B. 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.
Meers_20071111T. Meers. “Role of plant functional traits in determining the response of vegetation to land use change on the Delatite Peninsula, Victoria.”. PhD. University of Melbourne, 2007.
Williams_201199R. 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.
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.
Dong_201788N. Dong, I. C. Prentice, B. J. Evans, S. Caddy-Retalic, A. J. Lowe, and I. J. Wright. “Leaf nitrogen from first principles: field evidence for adaptive variation with climate”. Biogeosciences 14.2 (2017), pp. 481-495. doi: 10.5194/bg-14-481-2017.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
ANBG_201914Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Williams_200544N. S. G. Williams, J. W. Morgan, M. J. McDonnell, and M. A. McCarthy. “Plant traits and local extinctions in natural grasslands along an urban-rural gradient”. Journal of Ecology 93.6 (2005), pp. 1203-1213. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01039.x.
ABRS_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Clarke_201533P. J. Clarke, M. J. Lawes, B. P. Murphy, J. Russell-Smith, C. E. Nano, R. Bradstock, N. J. Enright, J. B. Fontaine, C. R. Gosper, I. Radford, J. J. Midgley, and R. M. Gunton. “A synthesis of postfire recovery traits of woody plants in Australian ecosystems”. Science of The Total Environment 534 (2015), pp. 31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.002.
Kew_2019_113Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Mesaglio_202213T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886.
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_202233N. 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/.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Clarke_200922P. J. Clarke, K. J. E. Knox, M. L. Campbell, and L. M. Copeland. “Post-fire recovery of woody plants in the New England Tableland Bioregion”. Cunninghamia 11 (2009), pp. 221-239. doi: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/4907.
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.
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.
Kew_2019_611Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.