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Epilobium billardiereanum subsp. cinereum

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Family Onagraceae

Taxonomy: Epilobium billardiereanum subsp. cinereum (A.Rich.) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn

Synonyms: 17 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Epilobium baueri Endl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Epilobium billardierianum subsp. cinereum P.H.Raven & Engelhorn (orthographic variant)
  • Epilobium canescens Endl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Epilobium canescens Endl. var. canescens (taxonomic synonym)
  • Epilobium cinereum A.Rich. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Epilobium junceum G.Forst. ex Spreng. (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
  • Epilobium junceum f. canescens Hausskn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Epilobium junceum f. cinerea Hausskn. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Epilobium junceum f. macrophylla Hausskn. (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Epilobium junceum f. macrophyllum Hausskn. (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Epilobium junceum f. minor Hausskn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Epilobium junceum f. teucriifolia Hausskn. (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Epilobium junceum f. teucriifolium Hausskn. (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Epilobium junceum microphylla Hausskn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Epilobium junceum microphyllum Hausskn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Epilobium junceum serratifolium Hausskn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Epilobium junceum var. corymbosum H.Lev. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Epilobium junceum G.Forst. ex Spreng. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): WA, SA, Qld, NSW, LHI, ACT, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (7), ANBG_2019 (1), Burrows_2008_2 (3), Burrows_2020 (2), Cheal_2017 (4), Doherty_2021 (3), Kew_2019_1 (2), Kew_2019_6 (2), Kubiak_2009 (3), Mesaglio_2022 (3), Morgan_2011_1 (5), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (7), NSWFRD_2014 (10), Purdie_1976 (5), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (10), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (19), Williams_2011 (12). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 46 traits from 116 records in 24 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 (4); resprouts (3) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Doherty_2021; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Purdie_1976; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (3) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014; Purdie_1976]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_width (numerical): 3.75 mm (1-7 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 29.74 g/m2 (29.74-29.74 g/m2) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (3); narrowly_elliptical (2); narrowly_ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): scattered (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (2) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (2); perennial (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Morgan_2011_1; 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): erect (1) [sources: WAH_2022_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (5) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; NSWFRD_2014; Purdie_1976; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (3) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Purdie_1976; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnyyn (1); ynnnnnnnnnnn (1); ynnnnnnnnnyy (1); yynnnnnnyyyy (1); yyynnnnnnnyy (1) [sources: Mesaglio_2022; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: Doherty_2021]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); transient (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1); vegetative (1) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): stolon (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); none (2) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.06 mg (0.05-0.07 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Kew_2019_1; Williams_2011]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20201919M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Williams_20111212R. 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.
NSWFRD_2014910B. 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.
RBGV_2023910VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
ABRS_202377Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_202367N. 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/.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
Purdie_197655R. W. Purdie and R. O. Slatyer. “Vegetation succession after fire in sclerophyll woodland communities in south-eastern Australia”. Australian Journal of Ecology 1 (1976), pp. 223-236.
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.
WAH_2022_244Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.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.
Burrows_2008_233N. D. Burrows, G. Wardell-Johnson, and B. Ward. “Post-fire juvenile period of plants in south-west Australia forests and implications for fire management”. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 91 (2008), pp. 163-174. ISSN: 0035922X. url: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19156 (visited on 03/27/2025).
Doherty_202133M. 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.
Kubiak_200933P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Mesaglio_202213T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886.
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/.
Burrows_202022N. Burrows. Data from 'Plant Ecological Attributes' theme, NatureMap, DBCA, WA. 2020.
Kew_2019_112Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Kew_2019_612Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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.
ANBG_201911Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.