Cardamine paucijuga

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Family Brassicaceae

Taxonomy: Cardamine paucijuga Turcz.

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)

Cardamine intermedia subsp. antipodum O.E.Schulz (taxonomic synonym)
Cardamine sp. X (taxonomic synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (17), Draper_2023 (2), Jordan_2001 (6), Mesaglio_2022 (1), Mokany_2015 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (10), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (15), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (13), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Standish_2019 (7), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wheeler_2002 (4), White_2020 (76), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 51 traits from 191 records in 23 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 (5) [sources: Standish_2019; White_2020]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): pink (1); white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 22.5 mm (10-30 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
fruit_width (numerical): 0.98 mm (0.7-1.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): silique (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 78.54 mm2 (78.54-78.54 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015]
leaf_length (numerical): 45 mm (20-70 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); linear (3); oblong (1); ovate (3); reniform (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (4); simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Wheeler_2002]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (5) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (13) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wheeler_2002; White_2020; Williams_2011]
life_form (categorical): therophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
life_history (categorical): annual (9) [sources: ABRS_2022; Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wheeler_2002]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (6) [sources: Standish_2019; White_2020; Williams_2011]
root_structure (categorical): non_mycorrhizal (2) [sources: Standish_2019; Williams_2011]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (4) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (5) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): ballistic (2); zoochory (4) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020; Williams_2011]
dispersers (categorical): invertebrates (4) [sources: White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnynnn (1); nnnnnnnnyynn (1); nnnnnnnnyyyn (4) [sources: Mesaglio_2022; WAH_1998; White_2020]
seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: Standish_2019]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (4) [sources: White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (4) [sources: White_2020]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.81 mg (0.81-0.81 mg) [sources: Standish_2019]
seed_length (numerical): 1.2 mm (1-1.5 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001; ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
seed_width (numerical): 0.5 mm (0.5-0.5 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (2); ovoid_elongated (2); winged (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 0.4 m (0.4-0.4 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2; Wheeler_2002]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (4) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
White_2020	19	76	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
ABRS_2023	13	17	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_2023	12	15	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_2023	10	13	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/.
NHNSW_2023	9	10	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	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.
Standish_2019	7	7	R. Standish. “Unpublished data: Jarrah forest, Murdoch University”. 2019.
Jordan_2001	6	6	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.
ABRS_2022	4	4	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
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/.
SAH_2022	4	4	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/.
Sjostrom_2006	4	4	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.
WAH_2022_2	4	4	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wheeler_2002	4	4	J. R. Wheeler, N. G. Marchant, and M. Lewington. Flora of the south west: Bunbury, Augusta, Denmark. Australian Biological Resources Study ; University of Western Australia Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780642568168.
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/.
Draper_2023	2	2	J. 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.
NHNSW_2014_2	2	2	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Mesaglio_2022	1	1	T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886.
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.
WAH_1998	1	1	Western Australian Herbarium. FloraBase: The Western Australian flora. 1998. url: http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
WAH_2023_2	1	1	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.