Epacris sparsa
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Family Ericaceae
Taxonomy: Epacris sparsa R.Br.
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): NSW
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Collette_2021 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (15), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Yang_2023 (2). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 24 traits from 33 records in 8 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 (1) [sources: Yang_2023]
flower morphology
- flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 14.1 mm (11.2-17 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 3.4 mm (3-3.8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.18 cm (0.15-0.2 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); ovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
- flowering_time (categorical): nnnnynnnnnnn (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physiological_dormancy (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
- bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1) [sources: Yang_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.75 m (0.6-0.9 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 11 | 15 | 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/. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 4 | 4 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | 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/. |
| Sjostrom_2006 | 4 | 4 | A. 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. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Yang_2023 | 2 | 2 | S. Yang. “Unpublished data: Fire response traits scored from national and state floras and the taxonomic literature, University of New South Wales”. 2023. |
| Collette_2021 | 1 | 1 | J. 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. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |