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Daviesia latifolia

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Daviesia latifolia R.Br.

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Daviesia latifolia R.Br. var. latifolia (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Daviesia latifolia var. lanceolata Regel (taxonomic synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (2), Cheal_2017 (8), Clarke_2009 (7), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Crisp_2003 (3), Crisp_2017 (22), Draper_2023 (3), Jordan_2001 (7), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kew_2019_6 (2), McGlone_2015 (6), Mokany_2015 (1), Morgan_2011_1 (5), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (12), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (18), Rosell_2014 (8), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2014 (37), White_2020 (18), Williams_2011 (8), Wright_2000 (4), Zieminska_2013 (30). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 107 traits from 244 records in 30 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 (2); resprouts (3) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Crisp_2003; NSWFRD_2014]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (3); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 8.42 mm (6-11 mm) [sources: Crisp_2017; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 5.58 mm (4-7 mm) [sources: Crisp_2017; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): legume (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (3) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 3163.5 mm2 (829.2-5497.79 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015; Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 100 mm (20-150 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; Crisp_2017; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 43.12 mm (5-70 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; Crisp_2017; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 120.3 g/m2 (120.3-120.3 g/m2) [sources: Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); lanceolate (2); narrowly_elliptical (2); ovate (3); widely_elliptical (1) [sources: Crisp_2017; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed_crenate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): undulate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): phyllode (3) [sources: Crisp_2017; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: Munroe_2019; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (9) [sources: Clarke_2009; Crisp_2017; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (2) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1); open (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): bee (1); insect (2) [sources: Crisp_2003; Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); myrmecochory (3); undefined (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; Morgan_2011_1; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (2); invertebrates (1); passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyy (4) [sources: Crisp_2017; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physical_dormancy (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (4) [sources: Clarke_2009; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 18.46 mg/g (18.46-18.46 mg/g) [sources: Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.61 mg/g (0.61-0.61 mg/g) [sources: Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -27.57 {delta}[ppth] (-27.57--27.57 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Westoby_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 4.28 mg (3.47-5.34 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 3.03 mm (2.5-3.7 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001; Crisp_2017; RBGV_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.71 mm (1.1-2.2 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001; Crisp_2017]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); ellipsoid_flattened (1) [sources: Crisp_2017; RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.66 mg/mm3 (0.6-0.7 mg/mm3) [sources: Rosell_2014; Zieminska_2013]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Westoby_2014]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 1142.45 {count}/mm2 (768.7-1591.06 {count}/mm2) [sources: Zieminska_2013]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 13.97 um (12.56-16.09 um) [sources: Zieminska_2013]
  • stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.17 mm2/mm2 (0.15-0.2 mm2/mm2) [sources: Zieminska_2013]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Westoby_20143137S. M. Gleason, D. W. Butler, K. Zieminska, P. Waryszak, and M. Westoby. “Stem xylem conductivity is key to plant water balance across Australian angiosperm species”. Functional Ecology 26 (2012), pp. 343-352. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01962.x.
Zieminska_20131030K. Ziemińska, D. W. Butler, S. M. Gleason, I. J. Wright, and M. Westoby. “Fibre wall and lumen fractions drive wood density variation across 24 Australian angiosperms”. AoB PLANTS 5 (2013), p. plt046. doi: 10.1093/aobpla/plt046.
Crisp_20171522M. D. Crisp, L. Cayzer, G. T. Chandler, and L. G. Cook. “A monograph of Daviesia (Mirbelieae, Faboideae, Fabaceae)”. Phytotaxa 300 (2017), pp. 1-308. doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.300.1.1.
RBGV_20231318VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
White_20201818M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
NHNSW_20231216N. 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/.
NSWFRD_20141212B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
Cheal_201788D. 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.
Rosell_201488J. A. Rosell, S. Gleason, R. Mendez-Alonzo, Y. Chang, and M. Westoby. “Bark functional ecology: Evidence for tradeoffs, functional coordination, and environment producing bark diversity”. New Phytologist 201.2 (2014), pp. 486-497. doi: 10.1111/nph.12541.
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.
Clarke_200937P. J. Clarke, K. J. E. Knox, M. L. Campbell, and L. M. Copeland. “Post-fire recovery of woody plants in the New England Tableland Bioregion”. Cunninghamia 11 (2009), pp. 221-239. doi: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/4907.
Jordan_200177G. J. Jordan. “An investigation of long-distance dispersal based on species native to both Tasmania and New Zealand”. Australian Journal of Botany 49.3 (2001), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.1071/bt00024.
McGlone_201566M. S. McGlone, S. J. Richardson, G. J. Jordan, and G. L. Perry. “Is there a `suboptimal' woody species height? A response to Scheffer et al.”. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 30.1 (2015), pp. 4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.09.007.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
NHNSW_2014_244Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
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/.
Sjostrom_200644A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
Wright_200044I. J. Wright, H. T. Clifford, R. Kidson, M. L. Reed, B. L. Rice, and M. Westoby. “A survey of seed and seedling characters in 1744 Australian dicotyledon species: Cross-species trait correlations and correlated trait-shifts within evolutionary lineages”. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69 (2000), pp. 521-547. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2000.tb01222.x.
Clarke_201533P. J. Clarke, M. J. Lawes, B. P. Murphy, J. Russell-Smith, C. E. Nano, R. Bradstock, N. J. Enright, J. B. Fontaine, C. R. Gosper, I. Radford, J. J. Midgley, and R. M. Gunton. “A synthesis of postfire recovery traits of woody plants in Australian ecosystems”. Science of The Total Environment 534 (2015), pp. 31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.002.
Crisp_200333M. D. Crisp and L. G. Cook. “Phylogeny and Evolution of Anomalous Roots in Daviesia (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae)”. International Journal of Plant Sciences 164.4 (2003), pp. 603-612. ISSN: 1537-5315. doi: 10.1086/375318.
Draper_202333J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
Kew_2019_113Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
ANBG_201922Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Kew_2019_612Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Collette_202111J. C. Collette and M. K. J. Ooi. “Distribution of seed dormancy classes across a fire-prone continent: effects of rainfall seasonality and temperature”. Annals of Botany 127.5 (2021), pp. 613-620. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa203.
Mokany_201511K. Mokany, J. J. Thomson, A. J. J. Lynch, G. J. Jordan, and S. Ferrier. “Linking changes in community composition and function under climate change”. Ecological Applications 25.8 (2015), pp. 2132-2141. doi: 10.1890/14-2384.1.
Munroe_201911S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.