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Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia

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Family Pteridaceae

Taxonomy: Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia H.M.Quirk & T.C.Chambers

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Hemionitis austrotenuifolia (H.M.Quirk & T.C.Chambers) Christenh. (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Cheilanthes tenuifolia (Burm.f.) Sw. (misapplied)
  • Cheilanthes tenuifolia (Burm.f.) Sw. var. tenuifolia (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): WA, SA, 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 (3), ABRS_2023 (10), Angevin_2011 (7), Burrows_2008_2 (1), Burrows_2020 (2), Cheal_2017 (6), Doherty_2021 (2), Dwyer_2017 (16), Meers_2007 (10), Mokany_2008 (41), Mokany_2015 (2), Morgan_2011_1 (5), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2023 (7), NSWFRD_2014 (8), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (9), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (8), Tsakalos_2020 (17), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (19), Williams_2005 (4), Williams_2011 (11). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 64 traits from 205 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): partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (5) [sources: Cheal_2017; Doherty_2021; Meers_2007; NSWFRD_2014; Tsakalos_2020; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment_absent (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 557.95 mm2 (14.14-1174.8 mm2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Meers_2007; Mokany_2008; Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 368.89 mm (71-550 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 76.13 mm (16-200 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 50.73 mg (38.9-65.1 mg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 46.61 g/m2 (30.4-133.94 g/m2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Dwyer_2017; Meers_2007; Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.18 g/g (0.09-0.27 g/g) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.55 g/g (0.23-0.85 g/g) [sources: Angevin_2011; Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); lanceolate (2); narrowly_lanceolate (1); narrowly_triangular (1); ovate (3); triangular (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed_crenate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): involute (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (2); lobed_deep (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (4); simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): conduplicate (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): not_glaucous (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): hairy (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): clustered (1); crowded (2); scattered (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 60.67 deg (32-82 deg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (5) [sources: Mokany_2008; Munroe_2019; Tsakalos_2020; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (7); herb (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; Angevin_2011; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): geophyte (1); hemicryptophyte (4) [sources: Meers_2007; Mokany_2008; Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (8) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Cheal_2017; Morgan_2011_1; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Williams_2005]
  • plant_growth_substrate (categorical): terrestrial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2); rhizomatous (1) [sources: Angevin_2011; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (4) [sources: Meers_2007; Mokany_2008; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (3) [sources: Meers_2007; Tsakalos_2020; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (4); barochory (3) [sources: Angevin_2011; Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nyyyyyyyyynn (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (4) [sources: Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2005]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): bud-bearing_root (1); rhizome (1) [sources: Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.41 mg (0-0.81 mg) [sources: Angevin_2011; Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_unit (categorical): spore (1) [sources: Burrows_2020]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Mokany_20081941K. Mokany and J. Ash. “Are traits measured on pot grown plants representative of those in natural communities?”. Journal of Vegetation Science 19 (2008), pp. 119-126. doi: 10.3170/2007-8-18340.
White_20201919M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Tsakalos_20201617J. L. Tsakalos, M. Renton, F. Riviera, E. J. Veneklaas, M. P. Dobrowolski, and L. Mucina. “Trait-based formal definition of plant functional types and functional communities in the multi-species and multi-traits context”. Ecological Complexity 40 (2019), p. 100787. doi: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2019.100787.
Dwyer_2017216J. M. Dwyer and D. C. Laughlin. “Constraints on trait combinations explain climatic drivers of biodiversity: The importance of trait covariance in community assembly”. Ecology Letters 20.7 (2017), pp. 872-882. doi: 10.1111/ele.12781.
Williams_20111111R. 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.
ABRS_2023910Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Meers_20071010T. 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.
RBGV_202389VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.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.
SAH_202388S. 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/.
Angevin_201177T. Angevin. “Species richness and functional trait diversity response to land use in a temperate eucalypt woodland community”. Honours. La Trobe University, 2011.
NHNSW_202367N. 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/.
Cheal_201766D. 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.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
WAH_2022_244Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
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.
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/.
WAH_2023_223Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Burrows_202022N. Burrows. Data from 'Plant Ecological Attributes' theme, NatureMap, DBCA, WA. 2020.
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.
Mokany_201522K. 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.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Burrows_2008_211N. D. Burrows, G. Wardell-Johnson, and B. Ward. “Post-fire juvenile period of plants in south-west Australia forests and implications for fire management”. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 91 (2008), pp. 163-174. ISSN: 0035922X. url: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19156 (visited on 03/27/2025).
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.