Euphorbia exigua
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Family Euphorbiaceae
Taxonomy: Euphorbia exigua L.
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (15), SAH_2014 (1), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (16), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 20 traits from 42 records in 7 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_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 10.75 mm (3-25 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 1.25 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (2); linear (2); narrowly_ovate (1); oblong (2); ovate (2); triangular (1) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1); cuneate (1); obtuse (1) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2); toothed (1) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1); opposite (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 1.35 mm (1.2-1.5 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- seed_width (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid_flattened (1); ovoid (1); polyhedral (1) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.15 m (0.1-0.2 m) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2014]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAH_2023 | 14 | 16 | S. 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_2023 | 14 | 15 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 4 | 4 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| SAH_2022 | 3 | 3 | S. 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/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| SAH_2014 | 1 | 1 | J. 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. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |