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Chrysocephalum apiculatum

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Family Asteraceae

Taxonomy: Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Labill.) Steetz

Synonyms: 7 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Argyrocome apiculata B.D.Jacks. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Chrysocephalum helichrysoides Walp. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Gnaphalium apiculatum Labill. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Helichrysum ambiguum var. paucisetum J.M.Black (taxonomic synonym)
  • Helichrysum apiculatum (Labill.) D.Don (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Helichrysum apiculatum (Labill.) DC. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Helichrysum sp. (Fraser Island S.T.Blake 2267) (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Helichrysum semipapposum (Labill.) DC. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (5), Carey_2003 (3), Cheal_2017 (5), Cross_2009 (4), Crowley_2007 (2), Doherty_2021 (2), Draper_2023 (3), Farrell_2017 (2), Fonseca_2000 (9), Hughes_1992 (4), Jordan_2001 (7), Jurado_1991 (5), Kew_2019_1 (6), Kew_2019_5 (1), Kew_2019_6 (7), Leishman_1992 (7), Lunt_2012 (4), Mesaglio_2022 (1), Mokany_2015 (1), Moles_2003 (4), Morgan_2011_1 (5), Morgan_2011_2 (2), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (12), NSWFRD_2014 (10), Nano_2011 (2), Pickup_2021 (20), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (13), RussellSmith_2012 (4), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (11), Schmidt_1993 (1), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Sweedman_2006 (3), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (57), Williams_2005 (5), Williams_2011 (8), Wright_2002 (47), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (6). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 80 traits from 318 records in 47 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 (4); partial_resprouting (4); resprouts (7) [sources: Carey_2003; Cheal_2017; Crowley_2007; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; Nano_2011; Pickup_2021; RussellSmith_2012; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (5); post_fire_recruitment_absent (2) [sources: Carey_2003; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): pink (1); red_brown (1); white_cream (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 0.75 mm (0.5-1 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): achene (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 303.84 mm2 (10.1-1189.09 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Jurado_1991; Leishman_1992; Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 36.67 mm (10-60 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 9.74 mm (1-25 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 1 mg (1-1 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 78.32 g/m2 (31.1-131.58 g/m2) [sources: Cross_2009; Fonseca_2000; Lunt_2012; Morgan_2011_2; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (2); linear (2); oblanceolate (3); obovate (1); spathulate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (3); revolute (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: Munroe_2019; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (19) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; Jurado_1991; Leishman_1992; Moles_2003; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (3) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (1); perennial (11); short_lived_perennial (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; Cross_2009; Jordan_2001; Leishman_1992; Moles_2003; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Williams_2005]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (5); woody_root (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): bushy (2); decumbent (1); erect (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (4) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (2); ectomycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_1993; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (4) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (11) [sources: Draper_2023; Hughes_1992; Jurado_1991; Kew_2019_5; Morgan_2011_1; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (5) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnnn (1); nnnnnnnnnnyn (1); nnnnnnnnnyyy (1); nnnnnnnnyyyn (1); yynnnnnnyyyy (3); yyyyyyyyyyyy (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; Mesaglio_2022; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; WAH_1998; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (6) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; Williams_2005]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (6); transient (3) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; RussellSmith_2012; White_2020]
  • seed_viability (numerical): 0.05 {count}/{count} (0.05-0.05 {count}/{count}) [sources: Moles_2003]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (3); vegetative (2) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2005]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): no_storage_organ (1) [sources: Leishman_1992]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (2); bud-bearing_root (1) [sources: Carey_2003; Crowley_2007; Doherty_2021; Nano_2011]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.15 mg (0.01-0.8 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Cross_2009; Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1992; Lunt_2012; Morgan_2011_2]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.05 mm (0.84-1.26 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001]
  • seed_width (numerical): 0.22 mm (0.12-0.31 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001]
whole plant morphology

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Williams_201188R. 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.
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Kew_2019_116Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
eFLOWER_Dun_202256L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
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Cross_200944E. Cross. “The characteristics of natives and invaders: A trait-based investigation into the theory of limiting similarity.”. Honours. La Trobe University, 2009.
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Lunt_201224I. Lunt and J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Trait data from various Morgan and Lunt projects 1990-2012, Charles Sturt & La Trobe University”. 2012.
Moles_200344A. T. Moles, D. I. Warton, and M. Westoby. “Seed size and survival in the soil in arid Australia”. Austral Ecology 28.5 (2003), pp. 575-585. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2003.01314.x.
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