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Desmanthus virgatus

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Desmodium virgatus Dunlop (taxonomic synonym)
  • Mimosa virgata L. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NT eFlora, Florabase, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (16), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (10), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 18 traits from 36 records in 6 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 50 mm (50-50 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): legume (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 5.88 mm (2-9 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 2.5 mm (1-4 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.5 cm (0.5-0.5 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); linear (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1); shrub (3); subshrub (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3); woody_root (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (1); erect (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
seed morphology
  • seed_length (numerical): 2.75 mm (2.5-3 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.75 mm (1.5-2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid_flattened (1); polyhedral (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 2 m (2-2 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_20231216Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2023810N. 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/.
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/.
ABRS_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.