AusTraits

Cerastium diffusum

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Family Caryophyllaceae

Taxonomy: Cerastium diffusum Pers.

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Cerastium atrovirens Bab. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cerastium tetrandrum Curtis (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), ACT (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (19), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (19), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (15), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 20 traits from 65 records in 8 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 7.5 mm (5-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 12.5 mm (5-20 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 4.5 mm (2-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): oblanceolate (3); ovate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
seed morphology
  • seed_width (numerical): 0.55 mm (0.4-0.7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): reniform (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.3 m (0.3-0.3 m) [sources: SAH_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_20231419Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_20231419VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_20231315S. 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_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
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/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.