AusTraits

Coronidium monticola

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Family Asteraceae

Taxonomy: Coronidium monticola N.G.Walsh

Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Coronidium sp. Alps (L.A.Craven 2141) Vic. Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
  • Coronidium sp. Foothills (M.G.Corrick 7095) Vic. Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
  • Helichrysum aff. rutidolepis (Alps) (taxonomic synonym)
  • Helichrysum scorpioides var. pygmaea F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Helichrysum rutidolepis DC. (pro parte misapplied)
  • Helichrysum rutidolepis DC. (misapplied)
  • Helichrysum scorpioides Labill. (misapplied)
  • Helichrysum scorpioides Labill. (pro parte misapplied)

Distribution (APC): NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (5), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (13), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (15), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (7). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 21 traits from 51 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): 2.25 mm (2-2.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): achene (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (2); grey (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 35 mm (20-50 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 7.5 mm (3-12 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): oblanceolate (2); obovate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (2); revolute (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (2); erect (2); rhizomatous (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.19 mg (0.14-0.22 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.35 m (0.35-0.35 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
RBGV_20231215VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_20231013N. 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/.
eFLOWER_Dun_202247L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
ANBG_201915Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
NHNSW_202244N. 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.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. 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.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.