AusTraits

Enchylaena tomentosa

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Family Chenopodiaceae

Taxonomy: Enchylaena tomentosa R.Br.

Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Enchylaena brevifolia Gand. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Enchylaena paradoxa R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Enchylaena patens Gand. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Enchylaena pubescens Moq. (taxonomic synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (8), Cheal_2017 (5), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Curtis_2012 (14), Dong_2017 (15), Draper_2023 (3), Dwyer_2017 (7), Farrell_2017 (38), Fonseca_2000 (33), Jurado_1991 (5), Jurado_1992 (3), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kew_2019_3 (1), Kew_2019_5 (1), Kew_2019_6 (1), Leishman_1992 (7), Lunt_2012 (1), McGlone_2015 (6), Moles_2003 (4), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (11), NSWFRD_2014 (3), NTH_2022 (3), NTH_2023 (13), Nano_2011 (2), RussellSmith_2012 (4), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (8), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Soliveres_2012 (2), Staples_2019 (5), Stewart_1995 (8), Sweedman_2006 (3), Tsakalos_2020 (17), Vesk_2004 (13), Vesk_2019 (32), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wheeler_2002 (10), White_2020 (38), Williams_2011 (9), Wright_2000 (10), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (15). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 110 traits from 389 records in 49 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 (7) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Nano_2011; RussellSmith_2012; Vesk_2004; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Nano_2011]
flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 3 mm (2-4 mm) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 6 mm (4-8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 6.5 mm (5-8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): berry (1); utricle (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (4) [sources: Sjostrom_2006; Soliveres_2012; Tsakalos_2020; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): black (1); green (1); orange (1); pink (2); red (2); yellow (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 13.6 mm2 (4.7-37.55 mm2) [sources: Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000; Jurado_1991; Leishman_1992]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 14.96 mm (3-20 mm) [sources: Curtis_2012; McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 1.14 mm (0.5-2.1 mm) [sources: Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000; McGlone_2015; NTH_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 2.05 mg (1-3 mg) [sources: Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 169.95 g/m2 (69.99-270.27 g/m2) [sources: Curtis_2012; Dong_2017; Dwyer_2017; Fonseca_2000; Vesk_2004]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.12 g/g (0.09-0.13 g/g) [sources: Curtis_2012; Vesk_2004]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: Stewart_1995]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (2); narrowly_elliptical (1); oblong (1); terete (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (2); not_glaucous (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): hairy (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3); c4 (3) [sources: Munroe_2019; Stewart_1995; Tsakalos_2020; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (19); subshrub (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000; Jurado_1991; Leishman_1992; McGlone_2015; Moles_2003; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; NTH_2022; SAH_2022; Soliveres_2012; Stewart_1995; Vesk_2004; Vesk_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wheeler_2002; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (11) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; Curtis_2012; Leishman_1992; Moles_2003; NHNSW_2022; SAH_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; SAH_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • plant_succulence (categorical): succulent (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (1); erect (1); prostrate (1); spreading (1) [sources: NTH_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Stewart_1995]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (5) [sources: Dong_2017; Stewart_1995; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): non_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (3) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (2); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (4); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; Kew_2019_5; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): birds (2); vertebrates (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nyyyyyyyyynn (1); yyynnnnyyyyy (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (3); widely_dispersed (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; RussellSmith_2012; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • seed_viability (numerical): 0.82 {count}/{count} (0.82-0.82 {count}/{count}) [sources: Moles_2003]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): no_storage_organ (1) [sources: Leishman_1992]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): none (1) [sources: Clarke_2015]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 30.71 mg/g (30.69-30.73 mg/g) [sources: Dong_2017]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -25.69 {delta}[ppth] (-27.21--24.9 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Dong_2017; Stewart_1995]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 6.85 mg (2.05-19.75 mg) [sources: Dwyer_2017; Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1992; Lunt_2012]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.79 mg/mm3 (0.72-0.84 mg/mm3) [sources: Staples_2019]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 1.04 m (0.1-1.5 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; Leishman_1992; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2; Wheeler_2002]
  • plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (3) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; White_2020]

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White_20201938M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Fonseca_2000533C. 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.
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eFLOWER_Dun_20221415L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
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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.
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