Chromolaena squalida
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Family Asteraceae
Taxonomy: Chromolaena squalida (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Eupatorium squalidum DC. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Eupatorium squalidum var. subvelutinum (DC.) Baker (taxonomic synonym)
- Eupatorium subvelutinum DC. (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (19), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 18 traits from 26 records in 4 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): 3.5 mm (3-4 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): achene (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): black (1); white (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 35 mm (20-50 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 14.5 mm (4-25 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.35 cm (0.2-0.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); cuneate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed_serrate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2); subshrub (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2); woody (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1.75 m (1.5-2 m) [sources: ABRS_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 14 | 19 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| 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. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |