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Daucus glochidiatus

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Family Apiaceae

Taxonomy: Daucus glochidiatus (Labill.) Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Ave-Lall.

Synonyms: 19 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Caucalis glochidiata (Labill.) Poir. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Dancus brachiatus F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daucus brachiatus Sieber ex DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daucus glochidiatus (Labill.) Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Ave-Lall. var. glochidiatus (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Daucus glochidiatus f. B (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daucus glochidiatus f. D (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Daucus glochidiatus f. E (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daucus glochidiatus f. G (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Daucus glochidiatus f. X (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daucus glochidiatus subvar. thellungii H.Wolff ex Thell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daucus glochidiatus var. Alluvium (D.E.Albrecht 8771) Latz & Albr. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daucus glochidiatus var. Clay edge (P.K.Latz 16656) NSW Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daucus glochidiatus var. Cracking clay (P.K.Latz 16654) NSW Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daucus glochidiatus var. Hill frontage (D.E.Albrecht 5489) NSW Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daucus glochidiatus var. Mulga hills (D.E.Albrecht 11618) NSW Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daucus glochidiatus var. leptacantha P.S.Green (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daucus glochidiatus var. leptacanthus Thell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daucus glochidiatus var. pachyacanthus Thell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Scandix glochidiata Labill. (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Daucus pusillus Michx. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, NI (naturalised), 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 (6), Angevin_2011 (8), Carey_2003 (3), Cheal_2017 (8), Crowley_2007 (2), Doherty_2021 (3), Draper_2023 (3), Dwyer_2017 (13), Fonseca_2000 (5), Gosper_2018 (4), Hughes_1992 (4), Jordan_2001 (7), Kew_2019_1 (1), Kew_2019_5 (1), Kew_2019_6 (3), Leishman_1992 (6), Lunt_2012 (1), Meers_2007 (11), Mokany_2008 (37), Mokany_2015 (2), Morgan_2011_1 (5), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (5), NHNSW_2024 (8), NSWFRD_2014 (5), NTH_2022 (4), NTH_2023 (16), Pate_1998 (7), Pickup_2021 (3), Purdie_1976 (6), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (13), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (7), Schmidt_1993 (1), Scott_2010 (2), Sjostrom_2006 (3), Standish_2019 (7), Sweedman_2006 (1), Tsakalos_2020 (17), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wheeler_2002 (10), White_2020 (95), Williams_2005 (5), Williams_2011 (10), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (18). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 94 traits from 394 records in 50 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 (15) [sources: Carey_2003; Cheal_2017; Crowley_2007; Doherty_2021; Meers_2007; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; Purdie_1976; Standish_2019; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (4) [sources: Carey_2003; Cheal_2017; Pickup_2021; Purdie_1976]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): pink (2); white_cream (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 4.17 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): mericarp (4) [sources: NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Tsakalos_2020]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (3) [sources: NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): purple (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 442.14 mm2 (6.2-2067.17 mm2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1992; Meers_2007; Mokany_2008; Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 27.17 mm (3-75 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; NHNSW_2024; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 7.68 mm (1.7-20 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Mokany_2008; NTH_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 10.07 mg (3.5-16 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 52.38 g/m2 (25.2-158.2 g/m2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Dwyer_2017; Fonseca_2000; Meers_2007; Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.5 g/g (0.17-0.81 g/g) [sources: Angevin_2011; Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); oblanceolate (1); ovate (3); strap-shaped (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); sheathing (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2); toothed (1) [sources: NTH_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (4); unlobed (2) [sources: NHNSW_2024; NTH_2023; SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (5); simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): not_glaucous (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): hairy (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 36.67 deg (25-47 deg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (5) [sources: NHNSW_2024; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (10) [sources: Mokany_2008; Munroe_2019; Pate_1998; Tsakalos_2020; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (20) [sources: Angevin_2011; Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1992; NSWFRD_2014; NTH_2022; Pate_1998; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wheeler_2002; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): therophyte (7) [sources: Gosper_2018; Meers_2007; Mokany_2008; Morgan_2011_1; Purdie_1976; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (15); ephemeral (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; Gosper_2018; Jordan_2001; Leishman_1992; Morgan_2011_1; NTH_2022; Pate_1998; Purdie_1976; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Scott_2010; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wheeler_2002; Williams_2005]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (6) [sources: NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • plant_succulence (categorical): not_succulent (1) [sources: Pate_1998]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (1); erect (5) [sources: Angevin_2011; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (10) [sources: Meers_2007; Mokany_2008; Pate_1998; Standish_2019; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (5) [sources: Meers_2007; Schmidt_1993; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (6) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (6) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): epizoochory (13); myrmecochory (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Angevin_2011; Draper_2023; Hughes_1992; Kew_2019_5; Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (1); mammals (5); vertebrates (1) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (1); nnnnnnnyyyyn (5); nnnnyyyyyynn (1); ynnnnnnyyyyy (1); yynnnnnnyyyy (2) [sources: Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_1998; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank_absent (1); soil_seedbank (3) [sources: Doherty_2021; Gosper_2018; Standish_2019; Williams_2005]
  • serotiny (categorical): not_serotinous (1) [sources: Gosper_2018]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (5); transient (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (8) [sources: Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2005]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): no_storage_organ (1) [sources: Leishman_1992]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): none (2) [sources: Carey_2003; Doherty_2021]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -26.44 {delta}[ppth] (-26.44--26.44 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Pate_1998]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.45 mg (0.63-2.19 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Angevin_2011; Dwyer_2017; Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1992; Lunt_2012; Meers_2007; Scott_2010; Standish_2019]
  • seed_length (numerical): 3.85 mm (3.7-4 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001]
  • seed_width (numerical): 2.67 mm (2.34-3 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001]
  • seed_shape (categorical): fusiform (1) [sources: ANBG_2019]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.37 m (0.03-0.6 m) [sources: Hughes_1992; Mokany_2015; NHNSW_2014_2; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2; Wheeler_2002]
  • plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (6) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; White_2020]

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eFLOWER_Dun_20221518L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
Tsakalos_20201617J. L. Tsakalos, M. Renton, F. Riviera, E. J. Veneklaas, M. P. Dobrowolski, and L. Mucina. “Trait-based formal definition of plant functional types and functional communities in the multi-species and multi-traits context”. Ecological Complexity 40 (2019), p. 100787. doi: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2019.100787.
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