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Euphorbia drummondii

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Family Euphorbiaceae

Taxonomy: Euphorbia drummondii Boiss.

Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Chamaesyce drummondii (Boiss.) D.C.Hassall (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Euphorbia drummondi Boiss. (orthographic variant)
  • Euphorbia drummondii Boiss. var. drummondii (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Euphorbia chamaesyce L. (misapplied)
  • Euphorbia muelleri Boiss. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Cheal_2017 (8), Crowley_2007 (2), Curtis_2012 (14), Draper_2023 (3), Fonseca_2000 (19), Jordan_2001 (4), Jurado_1991 (5), Kew_2019_1 (2), Kew_2019_5 (1), Leishman_1992 (7), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (5), NHNSW_2023 (12), NTH_2022 (4), NTH_2023 (20), Nano_2011 (2), Pate_1998 (5), SAH_2014 (4), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (15), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Soliveres_2012 (2), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (7), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (40), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 69 traits from 207 records in 30 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
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1); monoecious (3) [sources: Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 1.45 mm (1.3-1.6 mm) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 1.58 mm (1.3-2 mm) [sources: NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 11.58 mm2 (4.8-22.24 mm2) [sources: Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000; Jurado_1991; Leishman_1992]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 5.77 mm (2-10 mm) [sources: Curtis_2012; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2014]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 2.75 mm (1.5-5 mm) [sources: Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2014]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 2.17 mg (1.51-3 mg) [sources: Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.08 cm (0.05-0.1 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 127.67 g/m2 (62.11-384.62 g/m2) [sources: Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.37 g/g (0.37-0.37 g/g) [sources: Curtis_2012]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); oblong (2); obovate (1); orbicular (2); ovate (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): oblique (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3); toothed (1); toothed_serrate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (1); not_glaucous (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c4 (4) [sources: Munroe_2019; Pate_1998; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (16) [sources: Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000; Jurado_1991; Leishman_1992; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; Pate_1998; SAH_2022; Soliveres_2012; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (5); biennial (1); perennial (5); short_lived_perennial (3) [sources: Cheal_2017; Curtis_2012; Jordan_2001; Leishman_1992; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (6); woody_root (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (1); prostrate (6); spreading (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; White_2020]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (4) [sources: Pate_1998; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (3) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (5); zoochory (2) [sources: Draper_2023; Jurado_1991; Kew_2019_5; Soliveres_2012; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): invertebrates (2); passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnyyyyyyynnn (1); yyyyyyyyyyyy (2) [sources: WAH_1998; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): no_storage_organ (1); rhizome_woody (1) [sources: Leishman_1992; NHNSW_2023]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): none (2) [sources: Crowley_2007; Nano_2011]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -15.6 {delta}[ppth] (-15.6--15.6 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Pate_1998]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.26 mg (0.06-0.38 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1992]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.25 mm (1.2-1.4 mm) [sources: NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 0.75 mm (0.6-0.9 mm) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (1); ovoid_elongated (1); polyhedral (1) [sources: NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20202040M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
NTH_20231320D. 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/.
Fonseca_2000519C. 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.
SAH_20231415S. 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/.
Curtis_20121414E. M. Curtis, A. Leigh, and S. Rayburg. “Relationships among leaf traits of Australian arid zone plants: alternative modes of thermal protection”. Australian Journal of Botany 60.6 (2012), pp. 471-483. doi: 10.1071/bt11284.
NHNSW_20231012N. 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/.
Williams_201199R. 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.
Cheal_201788D. 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.
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.
WAH_2022_247Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Jurado_199155E. Jurado. “Diaspore weight, dispersal, growth form and perenniality of central Australian plants”. Journal of Ecology 79 (1991), pp. 811-828.
NHNSW_202255N. 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/.
Pate_199855J. S. Pate, M. J. Unkovich, P. D. Erskine, and G. R. Stewart. “Australian mulga ecosystems- 13C and 15N natural abundances of biota components and their ecophysiological significance”. Plant, Cell and Environment 21.12 (1998), pp. 1231-1242. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1998.00359.x.
Jordan_200144G. J. Jordan. “An investigation of long-distance dispersal based on species native to both Tasmania and New Zealand”. Australian Journal of Botany 49.3 (2001), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.1071/bt00024.
NTH_202244D. 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_201424J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986.
SAH_202244S. 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/.
Sjostrom_200644A. 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.
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.
Crowley_200722G. Crowley, M. Gardener, and M. Marrinan. Tropical savannas fire response database. 2007. url: [www.landmanager.org.au](www.landmanager.org.au).
Kew_2019_112Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
NHNSW_2014_222Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Nano_201122C. E. M. Nano and P. J. Clarke. “How do drought and fire influence the patterns of resprouting in Australian deserts?”. Plant Ecology 212 (2011), pp. 2095-2110. doi: 10.1007/s11258-011-9988-x.
Soliveres_201222S. 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.
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.
Kew_2019_511Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed dispersal data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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.
WAH_199811Western Australian Herbarium. FloraBase: The Western Australian flora. 1998. url: http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.