Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus
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Family Convolvulaceae
Taxonomy: Convolvulus angustissimus R.Br. subsp. angustissimus
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Convolvulus acaulis Choisy (taxonomic synonym)
- Convolvulus adscendens de Vriese (taxonomic synonym)
- Convolvulus subpinnatifidus de Vriese (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Convolvulus erubescens Sims (pro parte misapplied)
- Convolvulus erubescens Sims (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): WA, Qld, ACT, Vic, Tas
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (1), Cheal_2017 (6), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (7), TMAG_2009 (13), WAH_2022_2 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (22), Williams_2011 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 47 traits from 69 records in 10 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 (1); resprouts (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
- post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Cheal_2017]
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 3.5 mm (1.5-5.5 mm) [sources: TMAG_2009]
- leaf_width (numerical): 18 mm (1-35 mm) [sources: TMAG_2009]
- leaf_shape (categorical): ovate (1) [sources: TMAG_2009]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): undulate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): climber (1); climber_herbaceous (1); herb (5) [sources: RBGV_2022; TMAG_2009; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
- life_form (categorical): geophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: RBGV_2022; TMAG_2009; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- plant_climbing_mechanism (categorical): scrambling (1) [sources: White_2020]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): climbing (1); prostrate (1) [sources: WAH_2022_2; White_2020]
- leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: TMAG_2009]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
- root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
- parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
- pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); zoochory (1) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
- dispersers (categorical): invertebrates (1) [sources: White_2020]
- flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnyyyyy (1); yyynnnnnnyyy (1) [sources: TMAG_2009; White_2020]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
- clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 10.59 mg (10.59-10.59 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019]
- seed_length (numerical): 4 mm (4-4 mm) [sources: TMAG_2009]
whole plant morphology
- plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| White_2020 | 22 | 22 | M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020. |
| TMAG_2009 | 10 | 13 | Tasmanian Herbarium. Flora of Tasmania Online. 2009. url: http://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/floratasmania. |
| Williams_2011 | 10 | 10 | R. 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. |
| RBGV_2023 | 7 | 7 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| Cheal_2017 | 6 | 6 | D. 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. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 4 | 4 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 3 | 3 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| ANBG_2019 | 1 | 1 | Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |