Crotalaria pallida var. obovata
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Family Fabaceae
Taxonomy: Crotalaria pallida var. obovata (G.Don) Polhill
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Crotalaria mucronata Desv. (taxonomic synonym)
- Crotalaria obovata G.Don (nomenclatural synonym)
- Crotalaria striata DC. (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), ChI (naturalised), NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, NT eFlora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Metcalfe_2009 (16), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (17), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 30 traits from 40 records in 5 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): resprouts (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 40 mm (35-45 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): legume (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_area (numerical): 3300 mm2 (3300-3300 mm2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- leaf_length (numerical): 50 mm (25-75 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 25 mm (10-40 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 3.75 cm (2.5-5 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); obovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- life_history (categorical): annual (2); perennial (1); short_lived_perennial (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): bee (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 16 mg (16-16 mg) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
- seed_length (numerical): 3.5 mm (3.5-3.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): reniform (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 3 m (3-3 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 13 | 17 | N. 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/. |
| Metcalfe_2009 | 16 | 16 | E. Laliberte, J. A. Wells, F. DeClerck, D. J. Metcalfe, C. P. Catterall, C. Queiroz, I. Aubin, S. P. Bonser, Y. Ding, J. M. Fraterrigo, S. McNamara, J. W. Morgan, D. S. Merlos, P. A. Vesk, and M. M. Mayfield. “Land-use intensification reduces functional redundancy and response diversity in plant communities”. Ecology Letters 13.1 (2010), pp. 76-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01403.x. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | N. 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/. |
| 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. |