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Cassinia laevis

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Family Asteraceae

Taxonomy: Cassinia laevis R.Br.

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Cassinia aculeata var. laevis (R.Br.) J.M.Black (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): NT, SA, Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Burrows_2001 (19), Clarke_2009 (2), Clarke_2015 (3), Curtis_2012 (14), Doherty_2021 (2), Dong_2017 (22), Draper_2023 (3), Fonseca_2000 (5), Hughes_2005 (5), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kew_2019_6 (2), Morgan_2005 (5), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (5), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (11), NSWFRD_2014 (8), Onoda_2010 (35), Pickup_2005 (5), Roderick_1999 (3), RussellSmith_2012 (4), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (11), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Vesk_2004 (13), Vesk_2019 (17), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2003 (4), White_2020 (19), Wright_2001 (1), Wright_2002 (62), Zanne_2007 (18). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 104 traits from 315 records in 33 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 (3); resprouts (3) [sources: Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; RussellSmith_2012; Vesk_2004; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 0.8 mm (0.8-0.8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): achene (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 16.92 mm2 (10.9-21 mm2) [sources: Burrows_2001; Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000; Morgan_2005; Pickup_2005; Westoby_2003; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 24.12 mm (10-50 mm) [sources: Curtis_2012; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 0.91 mm (0.8-1 mm) [sources: Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 2.11 mg (1.78-3.3 mg) [sources: Burrows_2001; Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 174.38 g/m2 (103.06-310 g/m2) [sources: Burrows_2001; Curtis_2012; Dong_2017; Fonseca_2000; Morgan_2005; Pickup_2005; Roderick_1999; Vesk_2004; Westoby_2003; Wright_2002; Zanne_2007]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 3.37 mm2/mg (3.37-3.37 mm2/mg) [sources: Pickup_2005]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.37 g/g (0.29-0.4 g/g) [sources: Curtis_2012; Vesk_2004]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1); strap-shaped (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): revolute (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): crowded (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Munroe_2019; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (10) [sources: Clarke_2009; Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; SAH_2022; Vesk_2004; Vesk_2019; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: Curtis_2012; NHNSW_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): prostrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: Dong_2017; White_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (3) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (3) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnnnnnnyy (1); yyyyynnnyyyy (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (2) [sources: Clarke_2009; NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2); transient (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; RussellSmith_2012; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (2); bud-bearing_root (1); epicormic_buds (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 12.44 mg/g (10-18.5 mg/g) [sources: Dong_2017; Roderick_1999; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.04 mg/g (1.04-1.04 mg/g) [sources: Wright_2002]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -29.09 {delta}[ppth] (-30.38--26.89 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Dong_2017; Wright_2002]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.09 mg (0.06-0.12 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Wright_2001]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.73 mg/mm3 (0.59-0.81 mg/mm3) [sources: Hughes_2005; Morgan_2005; Onoda_2010; Pickup_2005; Zanne_2007]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Pickup_2005; Zanne_2007]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 426 {count}/mm2 (426-426 {count}/mm2) [sources: Hughes_2005]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 13 um (13-13 um) [sources: Hughes_2005]
  • stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.06 mm2/mm2 (0.06-0.06 mm2/mm2) [sources: Hughes_2005]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Wright_20023462I. J. Wright and M. Westoby. “Leaves at low versus high rainfall: Coordination of structure, lifespan and physiology”. New Phytologist 155 (2002), pp. 403-416. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00479.x.
Onoda_2010735Y. Onoda, A. E. Richards, and M. Westoby. “The relationship between stem biomechanics and wood density is modified by rainfall in 32 Australian woody plant species”. New Phytologist 185.2 (2009), pp. 493-501. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03088.x.
Dong_2017822N. 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.
Burrows_2001419G. E. Burrows. “Comparative anatomy of the photosynthetic organs of 39 xeromorphic species from subhumid New South Wales, Australia”. International Journal of Plant Sciences 162 (2001), pp. 411-430. doi: 10.1086/319579.
White_20201919M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Zanne_2007618A. Zanne. “Unpublished data: Hydraulic traits for NSW plant species from four field sites, Macquarie University”. 2007.
Vesk_2019317P. 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.
Curtis_20121414E. M. Curtis, A. Leigh, and S. Rayburg. “Relationships among leaf traits of Australian arid zone plants: alternative modes of thermal protection”. Australian Journal of Botany 60.6 (2012), pp. 471-483. doi: 10.1071/bt11284.
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_20231011N. 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_20231011S. 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/.
NSWFRD_201488B. 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.
Fonseca_200055C. 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_200555K. Hughes. “Unpublished data: Wood and stem density data for Australian plant species, Macquarie University”. 2005.
Morgan_200555H. Morgan. “Root system architecture, water use and rainfall responses of perennial species”. PhD. Macquarie University, 2005.
NHNSW_2014_255Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Pickup_200555M. Pickup, M. Westoby, and A. Basden. “Dry mass costs of deploying leaf area in relation to leaf size”. Functional Ecology 19.1 (2005), pp. 88-97. doi: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2005.00927.x.
RussellSmith_201244J. Russell-Smith, M. R. Gardener, C. Brock, K. Brennan, C. P. Yates, and B. Grace. “Fire persistence traits can be used to predict vegetation response to changing fire regimes at expansive landscape scales - an Australian example”. Journal of Biogeography 39 (2012), pp. 1657-1668. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02714.x.
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.
Westoby_200344M. Westoby and I. J. Wright. “The leaf size - twig size spectrum and its relationship to other important spectra of variation among species”. Oecologia 135 (2003), pp. 621-628. doi: 10.1007/s00442-003-1231-6.
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.
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.
Kew_2019_113Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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/.
Roderick_199933M. L. Roderick, S. L. Berry, and I. R. Noble. “The relationship between leaf composition and morphology at elevated CO2 concentrations”. New Phytologist 143.1 (1999), pp. 63-72. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00438.x.
SAH_202233S. 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/.
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.
Kew_2019_612Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Munroe_201911S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
Wright_200111I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Seed mass reserve data for various species in NSW, Macquarie University”. 2001.