AusTraits

Cerastium pumilum

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Family Caryophyllaceae

Taxonomy: Cerastium pumilum Curtis

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Cerastium pumilum subsp. obscurum Schinz & Thell. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Cerastium semidecandrum L. (pro parte misapplied)

Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (20), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (20), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 20 traits from 54 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): 6.5 mm (5-8 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 10 mm (4-16 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 5.5 mm (2-9 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.2 cm (1.2-1.2 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (2); linear (2); oblanceolate (2); oblong (2); ovate (2); spathulate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (1); erect (1) [sources: WAH_2022_2]
seed morphology
  • seed_width (numerical): 0.55 mm (0.4-0.7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.15 m (0.15-0.15 m) [sources: WAH_2023_2]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_20231520Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_20231520VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
WAH_2022_244Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.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/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
WAH_2023_211Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.