AusTraits

Daviesia ulicifolia

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Daviesia ulicifolia Andrews

Synonyms: 11 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Daviesia genistoides Lodd., G.Lodd. & W.Lodd. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daviesia ulicina Donn (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daviesia ulicina Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daviesia ulicina Sm. f. ulicina (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daviesia ulicina Sm. var. ulicina (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daviesia ulicina f. communis Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daviesia ulicina f. subumbellata Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daviesia ulicina var. communis (Benth.) Maiden & Betche (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daviesia ulicina var. subumbellata (Benth.) Ewart (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daviesia umbellulata var. angustifolia DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Daviesia umbellulata var. ß Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Daviesia umbellulata Sm. (misapplied)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (6), Carey_2003 (3), Cheal_2017 (7), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Crisp_2017 (19), Draper_2023 (3), Du_2018 (25), Du_2019 (16), Hughes_1992 (3), Jordan_2001 (7), Kubiak_2009 (5), McCarthy_2017 (7), McGlone_2015 (6), Mesaglio_2022 (4), Mokany_2015 (1), Morgan_2005 (5), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (6), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (15), NSWFRD_2014 (10), Ooi_2007 (100), Pate_1989 (1), Pickup_2021 (40), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (17), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (22), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Soliveres_2012 (3), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18), Williams_2011 (8). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 78 traits from 384 records in 37 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 (3); partial_resprouting (8); resprouts (4) [sources: Carey_2003; Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (10); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Carey_2003; Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Pickup_2021]
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): 7.62 mm (5-12 mm) [sources: Crisp_2017; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 4.62 mm (3.5-6 mm) [sources: Crisp_2017; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 4 mm (4-4 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): legume (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 244.67 mm2 (7.4-942.48 mm2) [sources: McCarthy_2017; Mokany_2015; Morgan_2005]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 15.5 mm (3-35 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; Crisp_2017; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 3.2 mm (0.5-6 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; Crisp_2017; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 192.33 g/m2 (77.17-1960.78 g/m2) [sources: Du_2018; McCarthy_2017; Morgan_2005]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 1.19 mm2/mg (0.35-2.14 mm2/mg) [sources: Du_2018]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); narrowly_elliptical (3); narrowly_lanceolate (1); narrowly_ovate (3); ovate (3); subulate (2) [sources: Crisp_2017; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (2); rounded (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): convex (2); flat (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): spiral (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): phyllode (4) [sources: Crisp_2017; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: Munroe_2019; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (19); subshrub (1); tree (1) [sources: Crisp_2017; Hughes_1992; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Soliveres_2012; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (7) [sources: Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1); prostrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; WAH_2022_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); myrmecochory (4); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; Soliveres_2012; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (3); invertebrates (1); passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; Soliveres_2012; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnny (1); nnnnnnnnynnn (1); nnnnnnnynnnn (1); nnnnnnnyyyyn (1); nnnnnnnyyyyy (2); nnnnyyyyynnn (1); nnnynnnnnnnn (1); ynnnnnnyyyyy (1) [sources: Crisp_2017; Hughes_1992; Mesaglio_2022; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (9) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (10) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physical_dormancy (2) [sources: Collette_2021; Ooi_2007]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (1); bud-bearing_root (1) [sources: Carey_2003; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 6.84 mg (3.19-9.44 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Ooi_2007]
  • seed_length (numerical): 3.46 mm (2.5-4 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001; Crisp_2017; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.78 mm (1.5-2.22 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001; Crisp_2017; SAH_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): comma-shaped (1); ellipsoid_flattened (1); ovoid (1); polyhedral (1); reniform (1) [sources: ANBG_2019; Crisp_2017; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.76 mg/mm3 (0.72-0.79 mg/mm3) [sources: McCarthy_2017; Morgan_2005]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 1.68 m (0.5-2.5 m) [sources: Crisp_2017; Hughes_1992; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
  • plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): sharp_pointed_defence (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Ooi_20072100M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
Pickup_2021540M. Pickup and T. McDonald. Bushfire impacts — A national model for assessing local landscape restoration priorities. Project Phoenix Report. Greening Australia, 2021. url: https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1.02R2.pdf.
Du_2018525P. Du, S. K. Arndt, and C. Farrell. “Relationships between plant drought response, traits, and climate of origin for green roof plant selection”. Ecological Applications 28.7 (2018), pp. 1752-1761. doi: 10.1002/eap.1782.
SAH_20231822S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Crisp_20171519M. 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.
White_20201818M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_20231317VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Du_2019416P. Du, S. K. Arndt, and C. Farrell. “Can the turgor loss point be used to assess drought response to select plants for green roofs in hot and dry climates?”. Plant and Soil 441.1-2 (2019), pp. 399-408. doi: 10.1007/s11104-019-04133-7.
NHNSW_20231115N. 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_20141010B. 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.
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.
Cheal_201777D. 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.
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.
McCarthy_201737J. K. McCarthy, J. M. Dwyer, and K. Mokany. “A regional-scale assessment of using metabolic scaling theory to predict ecosystem properties”. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286.1915 (2019), p. 20192221. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2221.
ANBG_201966Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
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.
NHNSW_2014_266Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Kubiak_200945P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Morgan_200555H. Morgan. “Root system architecture, water use and rainfall responses of perennial species”. PhD. Macquarie University, 2005.
Mesaglio_202214T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886.
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.
WAH_2022_244Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Carey_200333A. C. &. M. E. &. P. H. &. M. L. &. T. M. &. P. O. &. S. S. &. D. S. &. N. Webb. Wildfires in the ACT 2003: Report on Initial Impacts on Natural Ecosystems. Technical Report No. 17. Environment ACT, 2003. url: https://www.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/2539593/17-wildfires-in-the-act-report-on-initial-impacts-on-natural-ecosystems-2003.pdf.
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.
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.
Hughes_199233L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
NHNSW_202233N. 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_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202233S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Soliveres_201233S. Soliveres, D. J. Eldridge, F. Hemmings, and F. T. Maestre. “Nurse plant effects on plant species richness in drylands: The role of grazing, rainfall and species specificity”. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 14 (2012), pp. 402-410. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2012.09.003.
WAH_2023_212Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
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.
Pate_198911J. S. Pate, J. Kuo, K. W. Dixon, and M. D. Crisp. “Anomalous secondary thickening in roots of Daviesia (Fabaceae) and its taxonomic significance”. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 99.2 (1989), pp. 175-193. ISSN: 0024-4074. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1989.tb00397.x.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.