Eremophila mitchellii

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Family Scrophulariaceae

Taxonomy: Eremophila mitchellii Benth.

Synonyms: 5 (APC 2026-07-30)

Bondtia mitchelli Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)
Bontia mitchellii (Benth.) Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)
Eremophila mitchelli Benth. (orthographic variant)
Pholidia mitchelli Wettst. (nomenclatural synonym)
Pholidia mitchellii (Benth.) Wettst. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: Chinnock_2007 (11), Clarke_2015 (6), Draper_2023 (3), Dwyer_2018 (4), Fonseca_2000 (5), Hughes_2005 (5), Ilic_2000 (2), Leishman_1992 (7), Morgan_2005 (7), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (5), Pickup_2005 (5), Sjostrom_2006 (2), Soliveres_2012 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18), Wright_2002 (69). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 86 traits from 178 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

resprouting_capacity (categorical): resprouts (3) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1); post_fire_recruitment_absent (2) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): pink (1); red_brown (1); white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 5.5 mm (4-7 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
fruit_width (numerical): 2.75 mm (2.5-3 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
fruit_height (numerical): 2.75 mm (2.5-3 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): drupe (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 105.05 mm2 (72.96-160 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1992; Morgan_2005; Pickup_2005; Wright_2002]
leaf_length (numerical): 39.75 mm (20-60 mm) [sources: Chinnock_2007; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 3.53 mm (2-5.5 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Chinnock_2007; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 11 mg (11-11 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 160.92 g/m2 (122.7-211.41 g/m2) [sources: Dwyer_2018; Fonseca_2000; Morgan_2005; Pickup_2005; Wright_2002]
leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 4.07 mm2/mg (4.07-4.07 mm2/mg) [sources: Pickup_2005]
leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); lanceolate (1); linear (1) [sources: Chinnock_2007; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: Chinnock_2007; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Munroe_2019; White_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (7); tree (4) [sources: Chinnock_2007; Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1992; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Soliveres_2012; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: Leishman_1992; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; Soliveres_2012; White_2020]
dispersers (categorical): abiotic (1); animals (1); birds (1); wind (2) [sources: Draper_2023; Soliveres_2012; White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (1); nnyyynnnyyyn (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: White_2020]
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_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (1); epicormic_buds (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 18.6 mg/g (18.6-18.6 mg/g) [sources: Wright_2002]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.94 mg/g (0.94-0.94 mg/g) [sources: Wright_2002]
leaf_delta13C (numerical): -26.81 {delta}[ppth] (-26.81--26.81 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Wright_2002]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.46 mg (1.46-1.46 mg) [sources: Leishman_1992]
seed_length (numerical): 2.75 mm (2.5-3 mm) [sources: Chinnock_2007]
seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (1) [sources: Chinnock_2007]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.77 mg/mm3 (0.65-0.88 mg/mm3) [sources: Dwyer_2018; Hughes_2005; Ilic_2000; Morgan_2005; Pickup_2005]
huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Pickup_2005]
stem_vessel_density (numerical): 282 {count}/mm2 (282-282 {count}/mm2) [sources: Hughes_2005]
stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 17 um (17-17 um) [sources: Hughes_2005]
stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.07 mm2/mm2 (0.07-0.07 mm2/mm2) [sources: Hughes_2005]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 6.33 m (3-10 m) [sources: Chinnock_2007; Leishman_1992; NHNSW_2023]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Wright_2002	34	69	I. 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.
White_2020	18	18	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
NHNSW_2023	11	16	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/.
Chinnock_2007	8	11	R. J. Chinnock. Eremophila and allied genera: A monograph of the plant family Myoporaceae. Rosenberg, 2007. ISBN: 9781877058165.
Leishman_1992	7	7	M. 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.
Morgan_2005	7	7	H. Morgan. “Root system architecture, water use and rainfall responses of perennial species”. PhD. Macquarie University, 2005.
Clarke_2015	3	6	P. 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.
Fonseca_2000	5	5	C. 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.
Hughes_2005	5	5	K. Hughes. “Unpublished data: Wood and stem density data for Australian plant species, Macquarie University”. 2005.
NSWFRD_2014	5	5	B. 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.
Pickup_2005	5	5	M. 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.
Dwyer_2018	2	4	J. M. Dwyer and R. Mason. “Plant community responses to thinning in densely regenerating Acacia harpophylla forest”. Restoration Ecology 26.1 (2018), pp. 97-105. doi: 10.1111/rec.12536.
Draper_2023	3	3	J. 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.
NHNSW_2014_2	3	3	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2022	3	3	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/.
Soliveres_2012	3	3	S. Soliveres, D. J. Eldridge, F. Hemmings, and F. T. Maestre. “Nurse plant effects on plant species richness in drylands: The role of grazing, rainfall and species specificity”. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 14 (2012), pp. 402-410. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2012.09.003.
Ilic_2000	1	2	J. Ilic, D. Boland, M. McDonald, D. G, and P. Blakemore. Woody density phase 1 - State of knowledge. National Carbon Accounting System. Technical Report 18. Tech. rep. Australian Greenhouse Office, Canberra, Australia, 2000.
Sjostrom_2006	2	2	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.
Munroe_2019	1	1	S. 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.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.