AusTraits

Euphorbia dendroides

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Family Euphorbiaceae

Taxonomy: Euphorbia dendroides L.

Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30

Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

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

Traits

Top source datasets: RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (17), SAH_2022 (1), SAH_2023 (20), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 21 traits from 50 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.

fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 5.25 mm (4-6 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 5.75 mm (5-6 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 5.5 mm (5-6 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 42.5 mm (20-65 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 5.75 mm (3-9 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); oblong (2); rhomboidal (1) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2); whorled (1) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): crowded (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (3); subshrub (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2); spreading (1) [sources: RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2]
seed morphology
  • seed_length (numerical): 3.25 mm (3-3.5 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); globoid (1) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 1.5 m (1-2 m) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
SAH_20231520S. 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/.
RBGV_20231517VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
WAH_2022_244Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
SAH_202211S. 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/.
WAH_2023_211Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.