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Eremophila glabra

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Family Scrophulariaceae

Taxonomy: Eremophila glabra (R.Br.) Ostenf.

Synonyms: 13 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Bondtia glaber A.D.Chapm. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Bondtia glabra Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Bontia glabra (R.Br.) Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eremophila brownii F.Muell. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eremophila brownii F.Muell. var. brownii (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eremophila grahamii F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eremophila incana (Lindl.) F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eremophila sp. Fitzgerald River (C.J.Robinson 928) WA Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pholidia brownii (F.Muell.) Wettst. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Stenochilus glaber R.Br. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Stenochilus glaber R.Br. var. glaber (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Stenochilus incanus Lindl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Stenochilus viscosus Graham (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: Bloomfield_2018 (200), Burrows_2008_2 (2), Burrows_2020 (2), Cheal_2017 (7), Chinnock_2007 (15), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Draper_2023 (3), Fonseca_2000 (13), Grootemaat_2015 (166), Hughes_2005 (5), Leishman_1992 (7), McGlone_2015 (6), Morgan_2005 (12), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (3), NTH_2022 (4), NTH_2023 (12), Onoda_2010 (34), Pickup_2005 (5), RBGK_2014 (1), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (18), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (12), Sjostrom_2006 (2), Sweedman_2006 (3), Thomas_2017 (15), Vesk_2004 (13), Vesk_2019 (270), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2003 (4), Westoby_2014 (27), White_2020 (19), Wright_2001 (4), Wright_2002 (138), Zanne_2007 (24), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (29). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 165 traits from 1,119 records in 45 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
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): red_brown (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 6.67 mm (4-9 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 6 mm (3.5-8.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 6 mm (3.5-8.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): drupe (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (2) [sources: NTH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): red (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 108.88 mm2 (71.5-370 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Grootemaat_2015; Leishman_1992; Morgan_2005; Pickup_2005; Westoby_2003; Westoby_2014; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 38.09 mm (7-61 mm) [sources: Grootemaat_2015; McGlone_2015; Chinnock_2007; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 7.93 mm (0.8-18 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Grootemaat_2015; McGlone_2015; Chinnock_2007; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 22.42 mg (12-62 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Grootemaat_2015]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 180.37 g/m2 (91.91-256.41 g/m2) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Fonseca_2000; Grootemaat_2015; Morgan_2005; Pickup_2005; Thomas_2017; Vesk_2004; Westoby_2003; Westoby_2014; Wright_2002; Zanne_2007]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 2.36 mm2/mg (2.36-2.36 mm2/mg) [sources: Pickup_2005]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.38 g/g (0.23-0.57 g/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Vesk_2004]
  • leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.2 g/g (1.2-1.2 g/g) [sources: Grootemaat_2015]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); lanceolate (4); linear (1); oblanceolate (4) [sources: Chinnock_2007; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3); toothed (2); toothed_serrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: Chinnock_2007; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): scattered (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Munroe_2019; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (14) [sources: Chinnock_2007; Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1992; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Vesk_2004; Vesk_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (10) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Cheal_2017; Leishman_1992; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (6) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): dense (1); erect (2); prostrate (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): bird (1); vertebrate (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): birds (1); vertebrates (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (1); nnyyyyyyyyyy (1); yynnnyyyyyyy (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; WAH_1998; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physiological_dormancy (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • storage_organ (categorical): no_storage_organ (1) [sources: Leishman_1992]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1) [sources: Clarke_2015]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 16.89 mg/g (14.58-19.27 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Thomas_2017; Westoby_2014; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.07 mg/g (0.56-1.35 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Westoby_2014; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -26.61 {delta}[ppth] (-26.91--26.29 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Westoby_2014; Wright_2002]
physiology
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 55.51 mg (1.93-83.03 mg) [sources: Leishman_1992; RBGK_2014; Thomas_2017; Wright_2001]
  • seed_length (numerical): 3 mm (3-3 mm) [sources: Chinnock_2007]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: Chinnock_2007]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (1) [sources: Chinnock_2007]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.77 mg/mm3 (0.6-0.85 mg/mm3) [sources: Hughes_2005; Morgan_2005; Onoda_2010; Pickup_2005; Thomas_2017; Westoby_2014; Zanne_2007]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Pickup_2005; Westoby_2014; Zanne_2007]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 327 {count}/mm2 (327-327 {count}/mm2) [sources: Hughes_2005]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 14 um (14-14 um) [sources: Hughes_2005]
  • stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.05 mm2/mm2 (0.05-0.05 mm2/mm2) [sources: Hughes_2005]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 2.32 m (0.05-3 m) [sources: Chinnock_2007; Leishman_1992; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
  • plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Vesk_20193270P. A. Vesk and J. D. L. Yen. “Plant resprouting: How many sprouts and how deep? Flexible modelling of multispecies experimental disturbances.”. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 41 (2019), p. 125497. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2019.125497.
Bloomfield_201824200K. J. Bloomfield, L. A. Cernusak, D. Eamus, D. S. Ellsworth, I. C. Prentice, I. J. Wright, M. M. Boer, M. G. Bradford, P. Cale, J. Cleverly, J. J. G. Egerton, B. J. Evans, L. S. Hayes, M. F. Hutchinson, M. J. Liddell, C. Macfarlane, W. S. Meyer, S. M. Prober, H. F. Togashi, T. Wardlaw, L. Zhu, and O. K. Atkin. “A continental-scale assessment of variability in leaf traits: Within species, across sites and between seasons”. Functional Ecology 32.6 (2018), pp. 1492-1506. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13097.
Grootemaat_201517166S. Grootemaat, I. J. Wright, P. M. Bodegom, J. H. C. Cornelissen, and W. K. Cornwell. “Burn or rot: leaf traits explain why flammability and decomposability are decoupled across species”. Functional Ecology 29.11 (2015), pp. 1486-1497. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12449.
Wright_200234138I. J. Wright and M. Westoby. “Leaves at low versus high rainfall: Coordination of structure, lifespan and physiology”. New Phytologist 155 (2002), pp. 403-416. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00479.x.
Onoda_2010734Y. Onoda, A. E. Richards, and M. Westoby. “The relationship between stem biomechanics and wood density is modified by rainfall in 32 Australian woody plant species”. New Phytologist 185.2 (2009), pp. 493-501. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03088.x.
eFLOWER_Dun_20222429L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
Westoby_20142527S. M. Gleason, D. W. Butler, K. Zieminska, P. Waryszak, and M. Westoby. “Stem xylem conductivity is key to plant water balance across Australian angiosperm species”. Functional Ecology 26 (2012), pp. 343-352. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01962.x.
Zanne_2007624A. Zanne. “Unpublished data: Hydraulic traits for NSW plant species from four field sites, Macquarie University”. 2007.
White_20201919M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_20231318VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_20231116N. 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/.
Chinnock_20071015R. J. Chinnock. Eremophila and allied genera: A monograph of the plant family Myoporaceae. Rosenberg, 2007. ISBN: 9781877058165.
Thomas_2017515F. M. Thomas and P. A. Vesk. “Growth races in The Mallee: Height growth in woody plants examined with a trait-based model”. Austral Ecology 42.7 (2017), pp. 790-800. doi: 10.1111/aec.12501.
Fonseca_2000513C. 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.
Vesk_2004513P. A. Vesk, M. R. Leishman, and M. Westoby. “Simple traits do not predict grazing response in Australian dry shrublands and woodlands”. Journal of Applied Ecology 41.1 (2004), pp. 22-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2004.00857.x.
Morgan_2005712H. Morgan. “Root system architecture, water use and rainfall responses of perennial species”. PhD. Macquarie University, 2005.
NTH_2023812D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
SAH_2023912S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
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Leishman_199277M. 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.
McGlone_201566M. S. McGlone, S. J. Richardson, G. J. Jordan, and G. L. Perry. “Is there a `suboptimal' woody species height? A response to Scheffer et al.”. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 30.1 (2015), pp. 4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.09.007.
Hughes_200555K. Hughes. “Unpublished data: Wood and stem density data for Australian plant species, Macquarie University”. 2005.
Pickup_200555M. Pickup, M. Westoby, and A. Basden. “Dry mass costs of deploying leaf area in relation to leaf size”. Functional Ecology 19.1 (2005), pp. 88-97. doi: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2005.00927.x.
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Westoby_200344M. Westoby and I. J. Wright. “The leaf size - twig size spectrum and its relationship to other important spectra of variation among species”. Oecologia 135 (2003), pp. 621-628. doi: 10.1007/s00442-003-1231-6.
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Clarke_201533P. J. Clarke, M. J. Lawes, B. P. Murphy, J. Russell-Smith, C. E. Nano, R. Bradstock, N. J. Enright, J. B. Fontaine, C. R. Gosper, I. Radford, J. J. Midgley, and R. M. Gunton. “A synthesis of postfire recovery traits of woody plants in Australian ecosystems”. Science of The Total Environment 534 (2015), pp. 31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.002.
Draper_202333J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
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Sjostrom_200622A. 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.
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Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Collette_202111J. 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.
Munroe_201911S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
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Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.