AusTraits

Dianella longifolia var. longifolia

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Family Hemerocallidaceae

Taxonomy: Dianella longifolia R.Br. var. longifolia

Synonyms: 7 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Dianella laevis R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dianella laevis R.Br. f. laevis (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dianella laevis R.Br. subsp. laevis (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dianella laevis R.Br. var. laevis (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dianella laevis subsp. rara (R.Br.) Schlittler (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dianella longifolia var. laevis (R.Br.) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dianella longifolia var. typica Domin (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (2), ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (12), ATRP_2020 (1), Cheal_2017 (4), Doherty_2021 (2), Fonseca_2000 (5), Hughes_1992 (4), Leishman_1992 (6), Mesaglio_2022 (2), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (8), NSWFRD_2014 (9), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (8), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (40), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 52 traits from 131 records in 21 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
fruit morphology
  • fruit_type (categorical): berry (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): blue (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1453 mm2 (773-2133 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1992]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 9.53 mm (4-25 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 363 mg (363-363 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 476.19 g/m2 (476.19-476.19 g/m2) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (2); not_glaucous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): distichous (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2); cam (1) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (1); herb (8); tussock (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1992; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; Leishman_1992; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): rhizomatous (1); tufted (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; ATRP_2020; WAH_2022_2]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (4); zoochory (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): birds (2); vertebrates (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnny (1); nnnnnnnnnyyy (1); ynnnnnnnyyyy (2); yynnnnnnyyyy (1); yyyyynnnyyyy (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; Mesaglio_2022; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): no_storage_organ (1); rhizome (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; Leishman_1992; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; WAH_2023_2]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): bud-bearing_root (1); rhizome (1) [sources: Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 5.64 mg (5.64-5.64 mg) [sources: Leishman_1992]
  • seed_length (numerical): 3.4 mm (3-4 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20202040M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
ABRS_20231012Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NSWFRD_201499B. 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_201199R. 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.
NHNSW_202378N. 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_202388VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Leishman_199266M. R. Leishman and M. Westoby. “Classifying plants into groups on the basis of associations of individual traits-Evidence from Australian semi-arid woodlands”. Journal of Ecology 80 (1992), pp. 417-424. doi: 10.2307/2260687.
Fonseca_200055C. R. Fonseca, J. M. Overton, B. Collins, and M. Westoby. “Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients”. Journal of Ecology 88 (2000), pp. 964-977. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x.
ABRS_202244Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Cheal_201744D. 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.
Hughes_199244L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
WAH_2022_244Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
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/.
ABRS_198122B. A. Barlow, H. T. Clifford, A. S. George, and A. K. A. McCusker. Flora of Australia. 1981. url: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/.
Doherty_202122M. 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.
Mesaglio_202212T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886.
WAH_2023_222Western 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.
ATRP_202011F. A. Zich, B. P. Hyland, T. Whiffin, and R. A. Kerrigan. Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. 2020. url: https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/intro/index.html.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.