Daviesia ulicifolia subsp. ruscifolia

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Daviesia ulicifolia subsp. ruscifolia (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) G.Chandler & Crisp

Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)

Daviesia ruscifolia A.Cunn. ex Benth. (nomenclatural synonym)
Daviesia ulicina f. ruscifolia (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Benth. (nomenclatural synonym)
Daviesia ulicina var. ruscifolia (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) J.M.Black (nomenclatural synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Crisp_2003 (3), Doherty_2021 (2), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (9), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (12), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 35 traits from 54 records in 9 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 (2) [sources: Crisp_2003; Doherty_2021]

fruit morphology

fruit_type (categorical): legume (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_length (numerical): 8.5 mm (5-12 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 3 mm (1.5-4 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); narrowly_ovate (1); ovate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): obtuse (1); rounded (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): convex (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): phyllode (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): spreading (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): bee (1); insect (1) [sources: Crisp_2003; White_2020]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): zoochory (1) [sources: White_2020]
dispersers (categorical): invertebrates (1) [sources: White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnnnyyyyy (1) [sources: White_2020]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1) [sources: Doherty_2021]

seed morphology

seed_shape (categorical): reniform (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 1 m (1-1 m) [sources: RBGV_2023]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): sharp_pointed_defence (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
White_2020	18	18	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_2023	10	12	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2023	7	9	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/.
RBGV_2022	4	4	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Crisp_2003	3	3	M. 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.
NHNSW_2022	3	3	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/.
Doherty_2021	2	2	M. Doherty. “Fire Severity and Plant Community Dynamics in the Australian Alps, Southeastern New South Wales”. PhD. Australian National University, 2021. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/224564.
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.